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A New War
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    A New War​


    The first weeks of the Commission in Iraq were strangely calm. Most of the people saw with disbelief, and even anger, those Americans ruling their country. Commission President Senator Thurmond spent most of his time in the United States, while Bill Clinton and John McCain dealt with the great problems of running an enemy country.
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    Clinton and McCain met with local officials, military personnel who had supported the Invasion and tried to construct a positive image of the War. Their goal was to complete Iraq's transition as quickly as possible, to sell a successful image of "transforming a country."

    But as both struggled to improve the situation, President Donald Trump did not give up his idea of expanding the war. He had already announced that his goal was to advance over Iran, and he had promised Shamir to liquidate the Palestinian state and Arafat. And Trump imagined the immense popularity that would have brought down Mubarak, Gadaffi and Al-Assad.

    And when the President had a wish, he fulfilled it. Trump invited Senator Thurmond to the White House and in a long meeting, he commissioned a report on the situation in Iraq. Without consulting the members of the Commission who were actually living with the situation, Thurmond wrote the report that Trump wanted, informing all members of Congress that the population was agitated and planning an attack on American troops. He also wrote that the information indicated that other Muslim dictators would be funding the riots.

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    The next day, Donald Trump sent Congress a declaration of war against Iran. The measure was passed by a minuscule margin. That night the President spoke to the nation.

    "My beloved Americans! Our desire for democracy is too great to be sated! The damned Muslims can not see one of their countries becoming a democracy! Iran and its cruel dictator have fought for years against Saddam Hussein, but now they prefer to side with him than to live with a democracy on their border! This is War! And this war will not end in Iran! Today I promise you, no goddamn Muslim will reign in the Arab world! "



    In another continent, in an underground room, Saddam Hussein was informed about the pronouncement of Donald Trump. The former dictator was hiding and planned to hide for years, until the day when the winds indicate his return to power. But his former tormentor could now become his benefactor.

    "-Donald Trump, you just did the impossible! You brought us together!”

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    So the parties ideology seem to be
    Democratic Party: socially liberal with a few conservative senators that didn't defect to the AIP like Robert Byrd (i know he lost just an example)
    Republican Party: big tent moderate party with figures reigning from Rockefeller to H.W
    American Independence Party: former segregationist party, mostly seen as a very strong social conservative party
     

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    SetofEgypt said:
    So the parties ideology seem to be
    Democratic Party: socially liberal with a few conservative senators that didn't defect to the AIP like Robert Byrd (i know he lost just an example)
    Republican Party: big tent moderate party with figures reigning from Rockefeller to H.W
    American Independence Party: former segregationist party, mostly seen as a very strong social conservative party
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    Briefly, the analysis is correct. I would say that the more conservative wing of the Democrat party is rapidly ceasing to exist. Republicans are more moderate than OTL, being basically divided between the nostalgic of the Rockefeller and George Romney era, and those who bet that the future of the party is Bush and an advance towards the South. The AIP is largely a party of formerly segregationist , very socially conservative, but some punctual examples of party members have a more liberal social position, but believe that the GOP is not conservative enough, then migrating to the AIP.
     
    An Impossible Alliance
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    An Impossible Alliance​


    Saddam Hussein had been nervous for days. The fear that his messenger had been taken and denounced his hiding place was great, but he had preferred to risk it. One of his most faithful men had volunteered to carry a message to Iran.
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    Never in his life had Hussein imagined that day would come. Asking for help for his former enemy by offering an alliance. But Donald Trump had caused this, a sense of unity growing on both sides of the Muslim religion. The war between Iran and Iraq could continue after they both got rid of the evil American president.

    Ayatollah Khomeini was in delicate health and at the height of his 90 years, death seemed to be near. But even with the problems, Khomeini was still a major critic of the United States, which he called "Great Satan."

    Saddam was aware that his position in Iraq was weak today, but believed that a Muslim alliance, comprising several leaders in the region, would be able to return control of his country to him, as well as expel America definitively from the region.



    Hussein's wait took another day to finish. And when it finally ended, the result could not have been better. In short, the deposed dictator of Iraq was informed that Khomeini regarded Trump's latest threat worse than any other, and agreed with Saddam that at this time differences should be temporarily forgotten.

    Khomeini also offered asylum to him as long as his country was not reconquered. He reported that he had invited several Muslim leaders to a meeting in Tehran. Shiite and Sunni leaders. The purpose? An alliance considered impossible.

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    Hussein thought it might all be Khomeini's betrayal to capture his old enemy, but in reality he did not have much to lose. Immediately a plan began to be created so that the dictator would arrive safe in the border with Iran, without being captured by the American troops.


    A few days passed. A mixture of anguish, fear and disbelief struck Saddam Hussein at the same time. Here he was, crossing the border of Iran. Not victorious, not conqueror, completely different from what he had imagined. He was receiving the reception of an ally. A military convoy awaited them. Hussein, his two sons Uday and Qusay, as well as his closest adviser Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, were respectfully taken to a large military car, while other Iraqis who accompanied Hussein were distributed in the other cars of the convoy.

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    "There is no turning back now. We must all unite or die at the hands of our enemies. At least history will remember me as the one who united the Arab world. " Hussein thought as he saw the border with his country falling behind. And when he could not see Iraq on the horizon, another thought came into his head, "Or maybe I'm remembered for destroying us all."

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