Reply #38: I think there would have been no war whatsoever [View All]

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If Gore had been the one that came into office in January of 2001, there likely would have been a small headline on page A5 a few months later, "Suspected terrorist bin Laden captured by Special Forces in Afghanistan" and a few quotes from Republicans in Congress about how we shouldn't be engaged in this type of activity on foreign soil and how it was reckless foreign policy.

Then, a few months later, we'd have gotten another small headline in September of 2001, "FBI detains 20 suspected hijackers" and we'd have had Fox News up in arms about how the Gore White House was profiling Saudis and demanding they not be deported because the Saudis are known to torture criminals.

With the Taliban sanctions continuing from the Clinton years, they eventually would have folded, possibly creating a scenario for UN intervention there to stabilize the country. But, no out and out invasion & overthrow of the government.