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[novapsyche]

Considering Bush's remarks about Hussein's capture (it didn't matter if he were alive or dead), I have to say it does matter. (Bush's remarks matter nearly as much.)

I keep thinking to myself, how would Gore have reacted to 9/11? How different would this world be? So much ultimately hinged on the presidential election of 2000. And, by extention, so much hinged on that single vote in the Supreme Court decision. This has been the slippery slope that everyone was afraid of. Give the Christian conservatives an inch and they'll grease it with oil and slide as far as their skin will let them.

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[sophiaserpentia.livejournal.com]

He would have invaded Afghanistan, but not Iraq.

...probably.

[calya.livejournal.com]

I agree with you! I know Saddam has done some terrible things, but what he's under-going right now isn't excusable either. People will probably hate me for saying this, but I pity him insofar as he is now in a position where he's being treated worse than he ever treated anybody else. That is just my view, however, and you are more than welcome to disregard it.
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[novapsyche.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but that whole Axis of Evil thing? No wonder the North Koreans are still pushing the ante while we're bogged down in Iraq.

The administration's ideology is so askew as to be difficult to fathom. At least we can assume that Clinton's diplomacy skills would have somewhat rubbed off on Gore.

[badsede.livejournal.com]

I keep thinking to myself, how would Gore have reacted to 9/11?

Honestly, I don't think it would have happened. I really don't think Gore would have missed the clues. I also don't think that his international policies would have kept pushing the extremists like Bush's did. Gore's far from perfect, but I think he would have made far better judgement calls than Bush.