How does Bill Clinton handle 9/11?

So, this is a bit out of left field for me, but for my current timeline A Britain of Panthers, I'm planning of having Biden (or someone like him given butterflies) win the 1988 and 1992 Presidential Elections, and then due to a serious scandal in the republican party in 1995, ttl version of Clinton wins in 1996 and again in 2000.

My question is this, assuming Clinton remains similar to how he was personality wise otl, how might he handle something like 9/11 happening during his presidency?

Would he invade Iraq/Afghanistan or not? And how would having a democrat in power in the White House change US foregin policy of the time?
 
An invasion of Afghanistan is still going to happen, dunno about Iraq.
Alright interesting I imagine without the Cheney influence through the oil company Iraq
Might be spared for the time being. Unless saddam decides against selling oil
On the dollar as he did otl
 
An invasion of Afghanistan is still going to happen, dunno about Iraq.
Iraq was all Dubya. It could've been avoided with Gore, McCain, Clinton, anyone.

Afghanistan is inevitable because of the Mujaheddin. Clinton was pretty hawkish so I think he'd be willing to make heavy handed responses against terrorists.
 
Iraq was all Dubya. It could've been avoided with Gore, McCain, Clinton, anyone.

Afghanistan is inevitable because of the Mujaheddin. Clinton was pretty hawkish so I think he'd be willing to make heavy handed responses against terrorists.
Interesting you don’t think he’d be concerned about oil and that?
 
As I said, Iraq was Dubya's idea. Iraq had no connection to 9/11.
Very true. So no attempts to link Iraq to the terrorists meaning saddam gets a life line for now. Afghanistan will likely destroy American morale as it did otl unless they get the chieftains inside maybe Clinton will be better at that then w
 
Iraq saw a division of forces away from Afghanistan. The medium term outcomes in Afghanistan could have been different with more focus.

The big cost of Iraq was that it burnt up international goodwill towards the US in a bonfire over months rather a slow burn over years.
After 911 the US could have invaded the Vatican to world wide approval if they showed a solid link to the terrorists. Afghanistan had a clear link. An Iraqis connection defied logic and common sense.
 
Bill Clinton signed off on regime change when he signed the Iraq Liberation Act of 1998. It's not going to be OTL, but an Iraq war is likely if he's elected in 2000.
 
will Saudi plane still happen ? Bora Bora debacle ? what about Clinton relation with Pakistan ? would Clinton willing to give evidence to Taliban, convince Mullah Omar to expel Osama ?
 
Iraq saw a division of forces away from Afghanistan. The medium term outcomes in Afghanistan could have been different with more focus.

The big cost of Iraq was that it burnt up international goodwill towards the US in a bonfire over months rather a slow burn over years.
After 911 the US could have invaded the Vatican to world wide approval if they showed a solid link to the terrorists. Afghanistan had a clear link. An Iraqis connection defied logic and common sense.

Hmm interesting, I wonder if he'd be more inclined to listen to the tribes and given Afhganistan their King back.

will Saudi plane still happen ? Bora Bora debacle ? what about Clinton relation with Pakistan ? would Clinton willing to give evidence to Taliban, convince Mullah Omar to expel Osama ?

As in the people on the planes being majority Saudi? Yes. Pakistan might not exist here.
 
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