Reply #26: "Would Clinton/Democrats have stopped 9-11?".... [View All]

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...I think you question needs to read "Would Gore/Democrats have stopped 9-11?"

I believe that Gore, had he won the election by fairly assessing the Florida vote count, would have certainly been more presidential than Bush. He would have appointed a cabinet whose qualifications were far more superior to anyone in the Bush cabinet. He may have still appointed Colin Powell as Secretary of State, but given him far more freedom to exercise the responsibilities of his office.

I think Al Gore as president would have not only been more aware of the approaching dangers but would have called on all of his intelligence sources as well as his cabinet and military advisers for a full and accurate and realistic appraisal of all national security threats. It may have even been possible that Al Gore would have asked President Clinton to be UN Ambassador at a time of grave world instability, or at the very least would have turned to all of the former presidents for guidance and advise. And Al Gore would never have gone on a five week vacation in the summer of 2001 as president, had he known that the U.S. faced a major security threat.

Having said all of that, could Gore have prevented 9-11 from happening? He certainly would have been far more prepared than Bush was and so the entire scenario of 9-11 may have not happened at all or manifested quite differently. As for BushCo, it really is beginning to look like LIHOP or MIHOP.