Quantcast

What if..............

Skookum

bikey's is cool
Jul 26, 2002
10,184
0
in a bear cave
Right before the election Osama Bin Laden was miraculously captured or proven killed; perhaps by our Pakistani "friends"?....................
 

Thepagoda

Chimp
Aug 31, 2002
60
0
Davis, CA
Yea, I'm guessing that since we haven't heard anything about Saddam, He'll probably go on trial sometime in august. those two things together have a lot of influence on voters...

I think that the best thing that could possibly happen with Bin Laden is that He's already dead and there's no way of proving it.
 

gtastro

Chimp
Apr 22, 2002
43
0
in the 253
YA butt didnt Carter do kind of the same thing when he got the delegate hostages out of Iran right before election time?
 

LordOpie

MOTHER HEN
Oct 17, 2002
21,022
3
Denver
Originally posted by gtastro
YA butt didnt Carter do kind of the same thing when he got the delegate hostages out of Iran right before election time?
Huh? Are you talking about the hostages that were kept for 400+ days? The ones that Reagan traded for weapons... the whole Iran-Contra scandal?
 

$tinkle

Expert on blowing
Feb 12, 2003
14,591
6
Originally posted by LordOpie
Huh? Are you talking about the hostages that were kept for 400+ days? The ones that Reagan traded for weapons... the whole Iran-Contra scandal?
damn! i wanted that!

ok, i'll add to it: 444 days. & it was the canadians who got 'em out, right?
 

LordOpie

MOTHER HEN
Oct 17, 2002
21,022
3
Denver
Originally posted by $tinkle
damn! i wanted that!
:D

Keep both hands on the keyboard and you might be able to keep up with me.

PS: Excellent (accidental) trolling of NYDave in the homo thread :devil:
 

gtastro

Chimp
Apr 22, 2002
43
0
in the 253
YEah the ones that were there for ever, but I thought Carter got them out before Reagen came in. Also I was like 12 at the time and wasnt too politically active at the time.
 

LordOpie

MOTHER HEN
Oct 17, 2002
21,022
3
Denver
Originally posted by gtastro
YEah the ones that were there for ever, but I thought Carter got them out before Reagen came in. Also I was like 12 at the time and wasnt too politically active at the time.
I hear ya, I was 11 yo... I found out about it from the whole Iran-Contra, Ollie North, thing.
 

valve bouncer

Master Dildoist
Feb 11, 2002
7,843
114
Japan
Originally posted by gtastro
YEah the ones that were there for ever, but I thought Carter got them out before Reagen came in. Also I was like 12 at the time and wasnt too politically active at the time.
Actually they were released on or just before Reagans inaugruation the Iranians express purpose was to humiliate Carter as much as possible.
 

N8 v2.0

Not the sharpest tool in the shed
Oct 18, 2002
11,003
149
The Cleft of Venus
Yep, great news.

Wait.... what is Osama contact Rev. Jackson and said he'd surrender only if Kerry was elected President...

My guess is that Osama would much rather Kerry in office than Bush. Don't you think?
 

splat

Nam I am
Originally posted by LordOpie
Huh? Are you talking about the hostages that were kept for 400+ days? The ones that Reagan traded for weapons... the whole Iran-Contra scandal?
Close But wrong!!!!!!

The hostages were freed on Reagan Inuguartion Day, they held just long enough so carter would have the disgrace of having the hostage held and be able to get they free.

Now Olie North Sole weapons to Iran for $$$ to give to the "freedom fighters' in central america.
 

valve bouncer

Master Dildoist
Feb 11, 2002
7,843
114
Japan
Originally posted by splat
Close But wrong!!!!!!

The hostages were freed on Reagan Inuguartion Day, they held just long enough so carter would have the disgrace of having the hostage held and be able to get they free.

Now Olie North Sole weapons to Iran for $$$ to give to the "freedom fighters' in central america.
I think also Oliver North sold weapons to Iran in return for the freeing of Americans held by Iranian backed groups in Lebanon which is where the original poster got confused. In the 80's the Western hostages held in Lebanon was a big story and a number of them were held for years. Google "Terry Waite" if interested.
 

Westy

the teste
Nov 22, 2002
56,392
22,469
Sleazattle
Originally posted by N8
My guess is that Osama would much rather Kerry in office than Bush. Don't you think?
Doubt it. Bush may have policies that are "tougher on terrorist" but he is also widely hated in the Muslim world. Osoma probalby sees Bush more as a great recruiting tool than a direct threat.



Newz update . US steps up campain against Osama, I guess it was just not important enough before:rolleyes: . In othe words not close enough to the elections.
 

fluff

Monkey Turbo
Sep 8, 2001
5,673
2
Feeling the lag
Originally posted by Westy
Doubt it. Bush may have policies that are "tougher on terrorist" but he is also widely hated in the Muslim world. Osoma probalby sees Bush more as a great recruiting tool than a direct threat.
You are making the assumption that Bin Laden would rather have an escalation of the terrorist 'war' than to achieve his stated aims of removing US troops from the middle east. Partisanism (is there such a word) is not restricted to the conservatives eh?

I think (and hope) that you're wrong and that N8 is right. (I never thought I'd say that..)

However I do think that a less confrontational US foreign policy is the only way to reduce the terrorist threat.