The Federal European Republic Timeline

1984

USSR invades Iran.

US forces deployed defensively around Bandar Abbas in SW Iran. Endures continuing attacks from Iranian guerillas.

Stand-off in Iran.

President Ronald Reagan suffers crippling heart attack. US leadership paralysed. Nominally Reagan remains the President, although intermittently discussions are held about replacing him with Vice President Bush as Reagan is incapacited (and choosing a new Vice President).

Petroleum prices increase 400%. Economic chaos in the capitalist world including US, Western Europe, Japan.

A number of trade unions join the NUM (miner's union) in a UK general strike. Margaret Thatcher resigns as British PM. Geoffrey Howe becomes British PM.

European NATO countries, Japan refuse to back US in the Iranian stand-off, urge a negotiated soluton.

Isolationist forces and voices both inside and outside the US administration begin to grow.

Economic crisis in the West continues to grow. Leftist terrorists emerge in US. Street fighting between heavily armed gangs (mainly ethnically-based) about drugs, and to some degree politics breaks out in many US cities. Fighting gradually escalates over several months.

Soviet forces launch tactical nuclear missile in vicinity of US forces as warning shot.

Republican ticket for 1984 is Bush/Buchanan. Democratic ticket is Mondale/Jackson.

November elections disrupted by street fighting and terrorism, with counts unable to be completed in many major cities. George Bush himself is assassinated when leaving the polling station.

The Bush/Buchanan ticket is declared the winner in a disputed result.

A rump congress, votes that since Reagan was incapacited, Bush is retrospectively deemed the acting President for some months, Buchanan is retrospectively chosen as his Bush's Vice President, and thus becomes President effective immediately (without waiting for inauguration). A rump Supreme Court decides this arrangement is Constitutional given the extraordinary circumstances. Both decisions are disputed by opponents.

Buchanan negotiates with Soviets, agrees to withdraw US forces from Iran in return for economic concessions (including cheap sales of petroleum).

US forces immediately begin withdrawing from their overseas bases in NATO countries, Japan/S.Korea and elsewhere.

USSR signs agreements allowing it to base forces in Iraq and Syria. Both countries effectively become Soviet satellites. Iraqi leader, celebrates when "Arabistan" (certain borders areas of Iran) and given to Iraq.
 
1985

Europe and Japan agree to favourable trade concessions to the Soviet bloc, including export of high technology goods. President Buchanan condemns this "second betrayal".

The White House is surrounded by a sea of protestors, and the President and visitors unable to leave except by helicopter.

Saddam Hussein, leader of Iraq disappears from view the last time... a new and more compliant Iraqi leader takes over the country.

The USSR (with Syrian and Iraqi allies) invades Saudi Arabia, occupying the entire country within a few days. The Hejaz region is occupied only by muslim forces. Despite the Soviet invasion, Saudi Arabia nominally remains a kingdom. The Gulf States finlandize to the Soviets, in return for being allowed to keep their monarchies.

The economic crisis in Western countries continues to worsen. Japan particularly hard hit by the world economic crisis (including the rise in petrol prices and a total collapse in exports) even suffers food shortages and is forced to impose rationing - the Japanese economy has shrunk by almost 80% in the last 18 months.

Israel, Egypt and Jordan sign a mutual defence pact. Palestinians in Jordan launch a military uprising in protest, but are crushed by a joint Israeli and Jordanian effort.

A helicopter flying out of the White House is shot down by terrorists using a SAM-7 missile. Protestors over-run the White House compound, with the President and his staff forced to take refuge in a nuclear bunker. An armored division is dispatched from Maryland to rescue them.

US Army troops retake the White House compound with relative ease. The President is arrested. A military junta takes control of the US government. US army troops are put on the streets of US cities and begin to establish control (in some cases, very brutally). A large number of political opponents of the regime (including many former congressmen and politicians) are arrested, others flee to Canada.

USSR states that, with the removal of the Buchanan administration, the agreement to sell cheap petroleum to the US is now null and void. US must now pay world prices for petroleum.

European leaders (UK, Ireland, Norway, France, Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, W. Germany, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Cyprus, Malta, Turkey, plus Morrocco and Algeria who attend at French insistance) met in Messina, Sicily. A full merger of sovereignty, including economic and political union, with a joint government (including a President directly elected for an 8 year term) and joint military forces. A common national language is also agreed as a goal - but since each large country wants it to be their own language - and no small country wants its language to be given less favorable treatment - a compromise must be found: Individual national languages will continued to be respected, but Esperanto will be encouraged as the common tongue, taught in schools, used in bilingual signs, subtitling on TV, etc.

The Federal European Republic (FER) is established. Consisting of UK, Ireland, Norway, France, Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, W. Germany, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Cyprus, Malta, Turkey, and Morrocco (Algeria refuses to join to the relief of many). Transitional arrangements are put in place to assist the economies of Turkey and Morrocco.

Libya fires a number of chemically armed missiles at Messina. None of the leaders are hurt or killed, but over two thousand civilians die. In their final communique, the European leaders agree to joint military action against Libya. Bombing raids, and an invasion soon follow. Libya is soon permanently occupied by European forces, in order to "establish democracy" (envisaging a 20 year program), and who take particular care to secure the Libyan oilfields.

Anti-regime broadcasts from exiled political opponents in Canada, continue to aggrevate the US military junta (and allegedly stir up trouble). One group of former congressmen, even sets up a self-proclaimed "US government in exile" in Canada. Additionally, terrorists and guerillas also continue to launch pinprick attacks on US forces, and some slip back and forth over the US-Canadian border. The US junta puts an ultimatum to Canada urging an immediate halt to such broadcasts, arrest of the US politicals in Canada, and the right to deploy US military forces in Canada - effectively occupying the country. Canada is occupied. The "US government in exile" is however forewarned of the occupation, and flees to India (one of only a few countries that agrees to accept them).
 
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There's so many things here that are just out and out ASB...I don't even know where to start.

I should explain, this is based on an idea I had when I was about 13 or so (in about 1982 or so) after reading General Sir John Hackett's book. I have updated it, for example adding names of individuals and details, but kept the same basic idea. The real ASB stuff comes later...
 

Sachyriel

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Damn it now there are AMERICANS in TORONTO! :mad: You better continue this until I can walk in Toronto without being asked for my papers by occupation forces.
 
It's an interesting timeline, and I'm fine about the ASBs so no problem there, but I'd like to ask, where did the US invasion of CANADA come from!?!?
 
ASB's flying out of the window...
Seriously, clean it up and flesh it out, Im always partial to a United Europe...
I mean, Esperanto?:p
 
I should explain, this is based on an idea I had when I was about 13 or so (in about 1982 or so) after reading General Sir John Hackett's book. I have updated it, for example adding names of individuals and details, but kept the same basic idea. The real ASB stuff comes later...

I think it should probably be revised, maybe with some effort to explain why most of the things that have occurred do occur?
 
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