The Change We Can Believe In: A Clinton Wank Collaborative TL
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September - December 2, 1993: NAFTA negotiations with the leaders of the United States, Canada and Mexico hammer out key amendments to the trade deal: strict and uplifting welfare programs must be enacted for the poor and support for the middle class must be guaranteed to avoid a laissez-faire system; the VAT loophole is to be removed; the United States will taper its agricultural subsifies somewhat to level the playing field; and stricter environmental and labor standards are to be followed. This earns more praise from labor and environmental groups.
December 2, 1993: President Clinton signs NAFTA into law.
December 25, 1993: President Clinton's Christmas day approval rating is at 65%, down from his highest in August. His political honeymoon is still strong.
December 2, 1993: President Clinton signs NAFTA into law.
December 25, 1993: President Clinton's Christmas day approval rating is at 65%, down from his highest in August. His political honeymoon is still strong.
Hmmm... people are liking it, so I'll just continue. 
March 19, 1994: President Clinton signs the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act. The law was amended in that it laid the framework for a greatly expanded scope of community policing in the United States [1].
June 4, 1994: A bout of pneumonia strikes former President Jimmy Carter [2].
June 9-19, 1994: Tensions quickly escalate between the United States and South Korea in one side and North Korea in the other side. The United States had been demanding that North Korea stop its nuclear weapons program.
June 20-29, 1994: President Kim Young-sam of South Korea orders heightened readiness at the DMZ.
July 3, 1994: At the DMZ, a scuffle breaks out between South Korean and North Korean soldiers. It escalates into a full-blown shootout between the two sides. In the end, 22 South Korean soldiers die, while 25 North Korean soldiers perish as well.
July 4, 1994: News of the shooting reaches ears quickly in South Korea, North Korea and the United States. A cloud of rage fills the two Koreas. Both begin preparing for a possible war.
President Clinton, in his second Independence Day remark, says, "Our mission to protect human lives does not end right here, right now. If we are to ensure peace for the Korean peninsula and America, North Korea must shy away from conflict or risk marginalization."
July 9, 1994: As tensions rise even further in the Korean peninsula, the UNSC passes new and heavy sanctions against North Korea. China abstains in the vote.
July 15, 1994: Kim Jong-Il orders forces to move past the DMZ and into South Korea. The Second [Hot] Korean War has begun.
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[1] Slightly different than the OTL version.
[2] So he can't propose the Agreed Framework.
March 19, 1994: President Clinton signs the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act. The law was amended in that it laid the framework for a greatly expanded scope of community policing in the United States [1].
June 4, 1994: A bout of pneumonia strikes former President Jimmy Carter [2].
June 9-19, 1994: Tensions quickly escalate between the United States and South Korea in one side and North Korea in the other side. The United States had been demanding that North Korea stop its nuclear weapons program.
June 20-29, 1994: President Kim Young-sam of South Korea orders heightened readiness at the DMZ.
July 3, 1994: At the DMZ, a scuffle breaks out between South Korean and North Korean soldiers. It escalates into a full-blown shootout between the two sides. In the end, 22 South Korean soldiers die, while 25 North Korean soldiers perish as well.
July 4, 1994: News of the shooting reaches ears quickly in South Korea, North Korea and the United States. A cloud of rage fills the two Koreas. Both begin preparing for a possible war.
President Clinton, in his second Independence Day remark, says, "Our mission to protect human lives does not end right here, right now. If we are to ensure peace for the Korean peninsula and America, North Korea must shy away from conflict or risk marginalization."
July 9, 1994: As tensions rise even further in the Korean peninsula, the UNSC passes new and heavy sanctions against North Korea. China abstains in the vote.
July 15, 1994: Kim Jong-Il orders forces to move past the DMZ and into South Korea. The Second [Hot] Korean War has begun.
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[1] Slightly different than the OTL version.
[2] So he can't propose the Agreed Framework.
thorr97
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Yes, there was ample job growth in the mid to late 90s.
But that was built largely on the speculative economy that began bursting just as Bill Clinton left office.
Bill Clinton led the way in deregulating Wall Street and Big Finance - Glass-Steagall's repeal, etc. - that led to the mortgage crisis and economic melt-down of 2008.
Getting Bill to not do those things would be exceptionally difficult as it would be entirely out of character for the guy and run against his presidency's priorities.
But that was built largely on the speculative economy that began bursting just as Bill Clinton left office.
Bill Clinton led the way in deregulating Wall Street and Big Finance - Glass-Steagall's repeal, etc. - that led to the mortgage crisis and economic melt-down of 2008.
Getting Bill to not do those things would be exceptionally difficult as it would be entirely out of character for the guy and run against his presidency's priorities.
But this happened when Clinton no longer had a Democratic Congress, right? If it is not the case ITTL, how can it pass?
July 16-30, 1994: In the first two weeks alone, ~35,000 soldiers from the North Korean and South Korean/American sides die in the battle. Artillery erupt across the DMZ. A quick stalemate ensues.
Artillery impacts buildings across Seoul and surrounding cities. Naval forces are in full alert in the North. Both Koreas have started to fully mobilize their armed forces and the South is prepared.
July 22, 1994: An emergency NATO summit is convened. All NATO members agree to send troops to South Korea.
July 29, 1994: Secretary of State Warren Christopher visits Russia to negotiate with the Eastern European country on nuclear weapons. This meeting would prove vital to Russo-American relations for years to come.
Artillery impacts buildings across Seoul and surrounding cities. Naval forces are in full alert in the North. Both Koreas have started to fully mobilize their armed forces and the South is prepared.
July 22, 1994: An emergency NATO summit is convened. All NATO members agree to send troops to South Korea.
July 29, 1994: Secretary of State Warren Christopher visits Russia to negotiate with the Eastern European country on nuclear weapons. This meeting would prove vital to Russo-American relations for years to come.
I assure you, it won't. I have sweet plans for the former USSR ITTL and Russo-American relations...
OTL isn't a wank or a screw. It is a metric we can use to determine other timelines from our perspective whether it is a wank or a screw.
Especially a wank does not include the President-of-interest losing his Congressional majority in his first midterm as president, fails health care reform in his first term, and gets embroiled in numerous scandals (one which nearly destroyed him), which don't bring him down, but makes his personal popularity tank by the time he steps down from office.
August 2, 1994: In the weeks following the renewal of hostilities, the US and ROK had barely pushed past the DMZ. The border towns Kuum-ni and P'anmunjom-ni are occupied by the South Koreans and Americans. European and Japanese soldiers begin to enter the Korean peninsula.
August 3-18, 1994: For the first since 1945, Japanese forces are called to action in a war when they are ordered to reinforce Kaesong. F-15s and F-16s from the USAF hammer North Korean positions around the city, but North Korean defenses prove to be formidable The town would change hand 7 times before it was secured by the Allied Forces.
August 3 - September 2: The combined air forces of the Allied Forces decimate large formations in the North Korean Army, Air Force, and Navy.
September 4, 1994-September 19: Allied forces quickly take North Korea east of Pyongyang. The North Koreans have been in the defensive since August.
August 3-18, 1994: For the first since 1945, Japanese forces are called to action in a war when they are ordered to reinforce Kaesong. F-15s and F-16s from the USAF hammer North Korean positions around the city, but North Korean defenses prove to be formidable The town would change hand 7 times before it was secured by the Allied Forces.
August 3 - September 2: The combined air forces of the Allied Forces decimate large formations in the North Korean Army, Air Force, and Navy.
September 4, 1994-September 19: Allied forces quickly take North Korea east of Pyongyang. The North Koreans have been in the defensive since August.
September 6-19: The Allied Forces solidify their control of Southeastern North Korea, preparing for an offensive to take Pyongyang.
Sepember 20-26: Major movements in the Korean peninsula abate for a while, as the Allied Force
September 27: Operating Enduring Freedom [1], a major offensive to take Pyongyang, starts. Heavy resistance meets the Allied Forces, who have been determined to take down the Pyongyang regime after seeing the plight of North Koreans. In the first week alone, 75,232 soldiers and 23,394 civillians die. Also, many North Koreans have been flooding into the Allied side for help.
September 29-October 10: American forces inch to within 23 miles of Pyongyang.
October 11: European forces land on Hawjil-li. American and South Korean forces enter Yangdok. Both desire to meet at
October 20: Allied Forces meet at Pyung-sung
October 21-27: North Korean forces push towards Pyongyang.
October 22-28: Allied forces enter Pyongyang. Fierce street fighting ensues.
October 29-November 5: Allied Forces succeee in taking Pyongyang. Kim Jong-Il commits suicide to avoid capture by the Allied Forces.
November 6: The South Korean flag is raised at the Ryongsong Residence, the Presidential Palace of the North Korean leader. Allied soldiers find Kim Jong-Il's body. His family, however, does not decide to commit suicide as well and are well-treated by the soldiers, as per orders from the NATO leaders.
November 8, 1994: The United States Congressional Elections take place. The results are unsurprising to many:
SENATE:
Democratic 57+4 = 61
Republican 43-4 = 39
HOUSE:
Democratic 258 + 21 = 279
Republican 176 -20 = 156
Americans vote en masse for the Democratic Party as a referendum of approval from the people on Clinton's successful handling of the Second Korean War. After being given a mandate, more would be accomplised in the years two come.
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[1] Let's use that name for something unifying, shouldn't we?
Sepember 20-26: Major movements in the Korean peninsula abate for a while, as the Allied Force
September 27: Operating Enduring Freedom [1], a major offensive to take Pyongyang, starts. Heavy resistance meets the Allied Forces, who have been determined to take down the Pyongyang regime after seeing the plight of North Koreans. In the first week alone, 75,232 soldiers and 23,394 civillians die. Also, many North Koreans have been flooding into the Allied side for help.
September 29-October 10: American forces inch to within 23 miles of Pyongyang.
October 11: European forces land on Hawjil-li. American and South Korean forces enter Yangdok. Both desire to meet at
October 20: Allied Forces meet at Pyung-sung
October 21-27: North Korean forces push towards Pyongyang.
October 22-28: Allied forces enter Pyongyang. Fierce street fighting ensues.
October 29-November 5: Allied Forces succeee in taking Pyongyang. Kim Jong-Il commits suicide to avoid capture by the Allied Forces.
November 6: The South Korean flag is raised at the Ryongsong Residence, the Presidential Palace of the North Korean leader. Allied soldiers find Kim Jong-Il's body. His family, however, does not decide to commit suicide as well and are well-treated by the soldiers, as per orders from the NATO leaders.
November 8, 1994: The United States Congressional Elections take place. The results are unsurprising to many:
SENATE:
Democratic 57+4 = 61
Republican 43-4 = 39
HOUSE:
Democratic 258 + 21 = 279
Republican 176 -20 = 156
Americans vote en masse for the Democratic Party as a referendum of approval from the people on Clinton's successful handling of the Second Korean War. After being given a mandate, more would be accomplised in the years two come.
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[1] Let's use that name for something unifying, shouldn't we?
November 11th, 1994: An embittered Newt Gingrich vows to get his revenge on the Democrats after the major losses for Republicans during the mid-term elections. He begins by contacting a Ms. Gennifer
Flowers.
November 14th, 1994: Former President Ronald Reagan dies in his California home at the age of 83 after succumbing to a fatal case of bacterial pneumonia. Reagan had allegedly been suffering from the early stages of Alzheimer's Disease for at least a year, but no proof had ever been revealed over whether or not this was true.
Flowers.
November 14th, 1994: Former President Ronald Reagan dies in his California home at the age of 83 after succumbing to a fatal case of bacterial pneumonia. Reagan had allegedly been suffering from the early stages of Alzheimer's Disease for at least a year, but no proof had ever been revealed over whether or not this was true.
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November 10, 1994: Chinese premier Jiang Zemin contacts Clinton, demanding an explanation for DPRK. US counterasks why china did not save its ally.
November 15, 1994: Almost all American flags across the United States are at half-mast as the country mourns Former President Reagan's death. His death is also heralded by pundits as the
November 20-December 20, 1994: The Gennifer Flowers stint dies slowly, as Clinton's popularity drowns the would-be scandal.
(OOC: I'm guessing China can't act much here; the DPRK started the fight anyway, and therefore, they did not want to anger the West. They also abstained from the UNSC Vote for NK sanctions ITTL.
Also, the Democrats still hold a majority of Southern House seats ITTL. Especially in Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia ITTL, without the Republican Revolution.)
November 20-December 20, 1994: The Gennifer Flowers stint dies slowly, as Clinton's popularity drowns the would-be scandal.
(OOC: I'm guessing China can't act much here; the DPRK started the fight anyway, and therefore, they did not want to anger the West. They also abstained from the UNSC Vote for NK sanctions ITTL.
Also, the Democrats still hold a majority of Southern House seats ITTL. Especially in Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia ITTL, without the Republican Revolution.)
November 20-December 4: The funeral for late former President Ronald Reagan is held. He is buried at Arlington Cemetery. He is then rank at 15th among the best Presidents in US history.
December 25, 1994: President Bill Clinton makes his Christmas Day address. He says, "...as America has risen greatly for the past few months, the spirit of change and reform has also spread as well. And together, we can do it."
Decembet 31, 1994: Clinton's approval rating is at 92%, the highest Presidential approval in years.
February 13, 1995: The reunification process in Korea starts.
June 20, 1995: The United Framework [1] is signed by the United States and Russia. The United States buys Russia's weapons, ensuring their destruction, and the United States would commit to nuclear arms removal as well. By the end of the negotiations, the entire former Soviet Union had been included, and a Marshall Plan-style aid plan is created for the former Soviet Union, under the condition of political, social and economic reforms. Russo-American relations blossom as a result.
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December 25, 1994: President Bill Clinton makes his Christmas Day address. He says, "...as America has risen greatly for the past few months, the spirit of change and reform has also spread as well. And together, we can do it."
Decembet 31, 1994: Clinton's approval rating is at 92%, the highest Presidential approval in years.
February 13, 1995: The reunification process in Korea starts.
June 20, 1995: The United Framework [1] is signed by the United States and Russia. The United States buys Russia's weapons, ensuring their destruction, and the United States would commit to nuclear arms removal as well. By the end of the negotiations, the entire former Soviet Union had been included, and a Marshall Plan-style aid plan is created for the former Soviet Union, under the condition of political, social and economic reforms. Russo-American relations blossom as a result.
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July 15, 1995: Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin is assassinated by rightist Yigal Amir, who opposed an Israel-Palestinian agreement. Talks collapse as a result.
July 20, 1995: The Korean Reunification Plan is signed. The Korean peninsula would received massive aid from the West, the World Bank and the IMF, with the majority of the aid concentration on the North. The Korean Workers' Party is banned, and North Korea holds free elections for the first time.
September 2, 1995: Jubilant crowds across the Korean Peninsula and the West celebrate as Korea reunifies after more than 50 years.
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July 20, 1995: The Korean Reunification Plan is signed. The Korean peninsula would received massive aid from the West, the World Bank and the IMF, with the majority of the aid concentration on the North. The Korean Workers' Party is banned, and North Korea holds free elections for the first time.
September 2, 1995: Jubilant crowds across the Korean Peninsula and the West celebrate as Korea reunifies after more than 50 years.
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