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Editor says, what would have happened on September 11th in the President Ron Paul timeline? Please note that the opinions expressed in this post do not necessarily reflect the views of the author(s).
"Just remember, 9/11 came about because there was too much government. Government was more or less in charge. They told the pilots they couldn't have guns, and they were told never to resist. They set up the stage for all this. So, no, private - private markets do a good job in protecting - much better than this bureaucracy called the TSA, let me tell you" ~ Ron Paul speaking in the Ronald Reagan Library, US Presidential Debate September 7th, 2011
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In 2002, on this day the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States was set up "to prepare a full and complete account of the circumstances surrounding the September 11 attacks", including preparedness for and the immediate response to the attacks. The commission was also mandated to provide recommendations designed to guard against future attacks.
9/11 Commission Criticizes President Ron Paul By Ed & Jeff ProvineThe commission was created by Congressional legislation, with the Bill signed into law by the forty-second President of the United States, Ron Paul (pictured) who also approved the additional $9 million dollars of funding requested by Chairman Henry Kissinger. The final report was published on August 21, 2004 following eighteen months of extensive interviews and testimony. Nevertheless, the five Democrats and five Republicans were unable to reach bipartisan agreement on a critical issue.
The transfer of votes from the Ross Perot Campaign had unexpectedly provided a wave of electoral support that had brought Ron Paul into office in 1996. In order to deliver on his central campaign promises of deregulation, he cherry-picked a selection of public services that the Federal Government was clearly unequipped to manage. The rise of the international terrorist network al-Qaeada provided just such an opportunity, and he took the bold step of handing complete control of passenger security to the airlines themselves. On September 11th, this policy had produced decidely mixed results with right-wing members of his own party pressing for draconian Homeland Security measures that would massively expand the role of "big government".
Entry posted by Todayinah Editor
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Permalinks: Post, Day. Browse Thread: Politicians Source: Wikipedia Labels: Ron Paul, September 11, 911, Presidency, Homeland Security. Editor says, in this article we reverse a controversial discussion point from the Presidential Debate and repurpose content from History Musings, Wikipedia and Alt History Wikia web sites. In our timeline, Kissinger resigned, unwilling to pubically declare his consulting commitments. President Bush only provided $7m of the requested funding.
~ Ron Paul would never allow a Patriot Act to be enacted.
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~ Few things are certain in life, but one is that Ron Paul is not going to be president of the United States
~ The other certainty about Ron Paul not becoming president is the Certainty that America will collapse because Paul was our last hope. As to the
senario Ron Paul would know better then to let Kissanger get anywhere near the Government.
~ Was RP running as a Repub or a Libertarian?
~ If Ron Paul was America's last hope, one might as well start packing one's bags right now--stocking up on canned goods, guns and ammo and heading for a secret cabin in the woods. Because in that case, the U.S. would be doomed whether he won or lost.
~ Paul has shown, in spite of his rhetoric and occasional "principled" stand, a willingness to go along with whatever excesses the right wants, so I see a great army of mercenaries in this timeline...
~ If Ron Paul is president there would not be a terrorist attack of that type, of if there was the miscreants would be rounded up and arrested. This would create a scandal to end all scandals and establish Ron Paul's policies as correct. However there would likely be an assassination attempt a la Kennedy and his brother, but since Ron Paul is more savvy, lead to its failure and scandal as above.
~ I agree with Mr. Roper that it would be a very different attack. Even with Libertarian-ized minimal travel security, a fire-fight with pilots wouldn't fit the MO. They'd need something more guaranteed based in surprise.
~ Under President Paul, the U.S. would not be occupying any foreign territory, so are we certain that there would actually BE a 9/11 attack? Would Bin Laden be suicidal enough to try?
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