Would the Iraq War have happened under a Gore presidency? (enemies, generations)
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I can`t picture Gore ignoring the findings of Hans Blix and his team of UN weapons inspectors who found nothing that was a threat to Iraq`s neighbor, let alone the U.S.
100% it would have. Gore had been pounding the war drums for 10 years. My favorite was when Gore called GHW Bush "soft on terror" for not continuing on to Baghdad in the 1st gulf war.
Of course it wouldn't. Do you really think Pres. Gore would have ordered an invasion of Iraq under completely false pretenses and caused the greatest foreign policy disaster in U.S. history?
Nope. Not a chance.
Two fail wars that cost us big time. Bush2 wanted to finish what his father failed to do on the first war. So fake WMD's and war for oil. We broke Iraq and sure paid the price to try and fix it.
Two fail wars that cost us big time. Bush2 wanted to finish what his father failed to do on the first war. So fake WMD's and war for oil. We broke Iraq and sure paid the price to try and fix it.
The WORST part of all this is that it was entirely preventable. Cheney (SoS) for Bush1 knew what would happen and said as much in the interview below.
So why go ahead 7 years later with what you know is a bad idea and will cause more issues than it solves ? Oil ? Revenge ? Some Social Agenda ? Who knows but clearly this SOB knew what he was doing.
The WORST part of all this is that it was entirely preventable. Cheney (SoS) for Bush1 knew what would happen and said as much in the interview below.
So why go ahead 7 years later with what you know is a bad idea and will cause more issues than it solves ? Oil ? Revenge ? Some Social Agenda ? Who knows but clearly this SOB knew what he was doing.
I can`t picture Gore ignoring the findings of Hans Blix and his team of UN weapons inspectors who found nothing that was a threat to Iraq`s neighbor, let alone the U.S.
I can ..... Clinton and Gore were very good at ignoring things when it suited them.
Just an exercise in alternate history here--how likely was an invasion of Iraq to happen under a Gore presidency? It seems pretty likely that 9/11 or something like it would have occurred under the Gore presidency, but do you think it would have expanded to an additional war in Iraq under Gore?
The answer to your question is No.
1. He would not be settling a score for his Daddy.
2. See below.
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Originally Posted by JRR
No, unless Gore had for some reason, surrounded himself with Cheney, Rumsfeld and Wolfowitz
Pure speculation, who knows? We are thankful that Gore did not win.
Yeah? I'll be the families of the 4500 killed in Iraq might feel differently.
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