President Gore prevents 9/11 and leaves Saddam in power to squash Al'Qaeda

[King]

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[free my dawg]

Who needs President Gore when you have Future President Clinton?

[H. Ross Peron]

Every day would be sunny and anthromorphic, pastel-coloured ponies will prance around the pastures.

[Simfan34]

How can a day be anthropomorphic?

[Mr. Morden]

Wait, the headline is ambiguous.  Does Gore squash Al Qaeda because he hasn't squandered resources on Iraq?  Or does Saddam squash Al Qaeda because he hasn't been ousted by the US?

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

Wait, the headline is ambiguous.  Does Gore squash Al Qaeda because he hasn't squandered resources on Iraq?  Or does Saddam squash Al Qaeda because he hasn't been ousted by the US?

Saddam is VP, and Gore resigns the Presidency and becomes a fighter pilot.

[Oldiesfreak1854]

President Gore wouldn't have prevented 9/11.  I don't see how any president could have done that.  And I highly doubt Saddam would have squashed al-Qaeda.

[TNF]

President Gore wouldn't have prevented 9/11.  I don't see how any president could have done that.  And I highly doubt Saddam would have squashed al-Qaeda.

Well, not ignoring a memo literally titled "Bin Laden determined to strike U.S." would probably be a start.

[All Along The Watchtower]

President Gore wouldn't have prevented 9/11.  I don't see how any president could have done that.  And I highly doubt Saddam would have squashed al-Qaeda.

Well, not ignoring a memo literally titled "Bin Laden determined to strike U.S." would probably be a start.

Now, I dislike Bush as much as the next guy, but that particular memo did not present any specific information that could have prevented 9/11. It was mostly a general summary of past Al-Qaeda plots against American targets (successful ones-including the embassy bombings in 1998 and the USS Cole bombing in 2000-as well as a few failed plots, including the Millennium plan to bomb Los Angeles International Airport in 1999/2000)  and possible/potential future Al-Qaeda plots.

Saying that "bin Laden has the intent of striking targets within the US and has a past record of attacking American targets abroad"  is not the same thing as saying "We have actionable intelligence of al-Qaeda operatives who are going to hit X,Y, and Z targets on this particular date, at this particular time."

[Oldiesfreak1854]

President Gore wouldn't have prevented 9/11.  I don't see how any president could have done that. And I highly doubt Saddam would have squashed al-Qaeda.

Well, not ignoring a memo literally titled "Bin Laden determined to strike U.S." would probably be a start.

Now, I dislike Bush as much as the next guy, but that particular memo did not present any specific information that could have prevented 9/11. It was mostly a general summary of past Al-Qaeda plots against American targets (successful ones-including the embassy bombings in 1998 and the USS Cole bombing in 2000-as well as a few failed plots, including the Millennium plan to bomb Los Angeles International Airport in 1999/2000)  and possible/potential future Al-Qaeda plots.

Saying that "bin Laden has the intent of striking targets within the US and has a past record of attacking American targets abroad"  is not the same thing as saying "We have actionable intelligence of al-Qaeda operatives who are going to hit X,Y, and Z targets on this particular date, at this particular time."

This.  If you read what that memo said, it didn't predict ANYTHING related to 9/11. 

[Consciously Unconscious]

President Gore wouldn't have prevented 9/11.  I don't see how any president could have done that. And I highly doubt Saddam would have squashed al-Qaeda.

Well, not ignoring a memo literally titled "Bin Laden determined to strike U.S." would probably be a start.

Now, I dislike Bush as much as the next guy, but that particular memo did not present any specific information that could have prevented 9/11. It was mostly a general summary of past Al-Qaeda plots against American targets (successful ones-including the embassy bombings in 1998 and the USS Cole bombing in 2000-as well as a few failed plots, including the Millennium plan to bomb Los Angeles International Airport in 1999/2000)  and possible/potential future Al-Qaeda plots.

Saying that "bin Laden has the intent of striking targets within the US and has a past record of attacking American targets abroad"  is not the same thing as saying "We have actionable intelligence of al-Qaeda operatives who are going to hit X,Y, and Z targets on this particular date, at this particular time."

This.  If you read what that memo said, it didn't predict ANYTHING related to 9/11. 

Plus, it's not very surprising that a terrorist wants to attack the United States. 

[Antonio the Sixth]

How can a day be anthropomorphic?

LOL, I thought the exact same thing. That was an awkward sentence formulation...