Citizen James
James42
Sr. Member
Posts: 2,540
Political Matrix
E: -3.87, S: -2.78
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« on: January 06, 2006, 04:08:18 AM » |
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Brief history
July/August 2000 - The elections board of south palm beach county decides the "butterfly ballot" is too confusing and goes with a more traditional outlay.
November 7, 2000 Gore wins Florida by a margin of about 3,000 votes. A week later following a recount Bush conceeds.
January 20, 2001 President Gore is sworn in as the 43rd President of the United States.
February 3, 2001 Several Cruise missiles strike a small encampment near the Afganistan/Pakistan border. 30 people are killed, including Saudi financeer and suspected terrorist supporter Usoma Bin Laden. Some on the far left complain about violation of international law and Afgan airspace, but are largely ignored.
Febuary 9, 2001 A sub running an "emergency blow" drill accidently capsizes a Japanese fishing vessel, causing a loss of all abord. He apologizes to the Japanese people and promises an investigation.
April 1, 2001 A survelance/spy plane flying just outside Chinese airspace collides with a Chinese fighter jet and makes an emergency landing in China. The crew is held for two weeks until president Gore makes a carefully worded apology for the incident expressing remorse over the loss of the pilot while not admiting responsibility. Conservative pundits have a field day labeling Gore as soft on the Chinese and rehashing the Buddhist temple controversy.
June 5, 2001 Jim Jeffords of Vermont remains a Republican. Nothing noteworthy happens.
August 6, 2001 President Gore is informed that Al Queda plans to hijack American airliners are underway. He orders security in airports increased. Travelers quietly grumble.
August 11, 2001 President Gore annouces his support for "limited stem cell research" allowing embreos created for artificial insemination but not used to be donated for research, but discouraging embreos being created solely for the purpose of research.
September 11, 2001 About 2800 Americans are killed after airliners strike the twin towers of the world trade center. A third jet crashes in rural Pennsylvania. "Persons of interest" Khalid al-Mihdhar, Nawaf al-Hazmi and Salem al-Hazmi are held at Dulles international airport for questioning after having setting off metal detectors while attempting to board American airlines flight 77. They are later taken into custody by federal marshals under intense securty. President Gore addresses the nation from an airbase in Colorado and attempts to reasure the nation that the people behind this attack will pay.
September 13, 2001 The FBI issues a most wanted for Majed Mahed and Hani Hanjur as suspected cohorts of the aborted attempt to hijack AA flight 77. They are believed to have fled the country.
Conservative pundits complain that Gore is weak on terror and the attacks would have never happened if Bush were president. Gore's popularity soars into the mid 80s anyway.
October 5, 2001 Richard Clarke becomes the first secretary of the newly created department of homeland security.
October 8, 2001 Operation Enduring Freedom begins using coordinated intellegence and airstrike, coupled with the addition of special forces to bolster the efforts of the anti-Taliban northern alliance. The invasion is a great success. Gore's approval rockets to the high 80's.
January 20, 2002 In his state of the union address President Gore announces an ambitious proposal to double automobile fuel efficency within the next five years in order to eliminate our dependency on foriegn oil.
I'll continue later - soon to come, Michael Moore critisizes Gore and accuses him of war crimes in Afganistan, while claiming the war was to promote a gas pipeline for exxon/mobile.
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