How would Al Gore have handled September 11, 2001

[Kaine for Senate '18]

He probably would have handled it similar to the way Bush did, although no invading Iraq.

[Derek]

I don't want to know how Gore would've handled it.

[Bo]

First of all, I'm not sure 9/11 would have occured under Gore's watch, since I think he might have increased security at the airports after receiving that memo in August 2001 that Biden Laden was determined to strike the U.S. by hijacking planes. However, assuming 9/11 would have still happened under Gore, Gore would have invaded Afghanistan, captured bin Laden and put him on trial in the U.S., and worked with the international community and NATO to stabilize the country. Gore would have focused much more attention (and possibly money, troops, and resources) towards Afghanistan since Gore would not have invaded Iraq, and thus the situation in Afghanistan might have been much better and more stable right now. Currently, Afghanistan might have had a strong, solid Western-leaning govt. that enforced its authority throughout the entire country and there would have been no Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan right now.