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True, but three wars at once is asking for trouble, especially given most of their allies would be hesitant at best or will simply refuse to go at worst into some of the warzones (especially Iraq). I mean even if Gore gets re-elected, i think its likely the Saudi war occurs though.

Saudi Arabia was a massive supply of oil to the West and without, it’s another petrol crisis. Not just for the US, but also Europe (except for Russia and some others)
 
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Saudi Arabia was a massive supply of oil to the West and without, it’s another petrol crisis. Not just for the US, but also Europe (except for Russia and some others)

Yeah, that's why i think that war would happen. Iraq and Afghanistan though would viewed somewhat as vanity wars given the importance of a Saudi conflict.
 
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Yeah, that's why i think that war would happen. Iraq and Afghanistan though would viewed somewhat as vanity wars given the importance of a Saudi conflict.

Yes, but Saudi Arabia is currently under control of bin Laden who has ties with Afghanistan through the Taliban, plus I reckon their trouble with Tajikistan means that Russia may get involved.

Iraq May be needed if it falls apart and may be more of Iran’s call
 
9 February 2004: The UN has voted to recognised Tamil Eelam as an independent nation. The vote was tabled jointly by India and East China in response to the persecution of the Tamil Population. Sri Lanka has refused to recognise the result, stating that the territory was still there's. This comes after a referendum last year returned a vote of 88-12 in favour of establishing the nation but was refused by the Sri Lankan government, with a heavy military presence in the province.

14 March 2004:
Grigory Yavilinsky has been easily re-elected, with Russia's strong growth and democratisation easily seeing him win against Communist Party Candidate Gennady Zyuganov 70-30.

28 March 2004:
The Democratic Left Party have won the most mayorships and councillers, winning 10 million votes (or around 35%).

2 April 2004: Mahinda Rajapaksa has been elected as the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, with him vowing to enforce the claimed area of Tamil Eelam belonging to Sri Lanka. India in response has stated that they would make sure that the UN decision would be respected with several BJP members claiming they would go to war on the matter (though many felt that this was sabre-rattling before an election).

14 April 2004:
Cyril Ramaphosa has been elected the President of South Africa, after it was announced that Thabo Mbeki would resign after this election in favour of Ramaphosa coming in. The party won 62% of the vote with the next highest party (The Democratic Alliance) winning 18%.

24 April 2004: Citizens in Greek Cyprus and Turkish Cyprus have voted for unification of their two nations into an official nation. Buoyed by the improved relations between Greece and Turkey.

1 May 2004: Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Croatia, The Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hungary, Malta and Cyprus join the E.U officially.

10 May 2004: Manmohan Singh of the Indian National Congress has been elected the new Prime Minister of India, with Congress winning 160 seats in total (With their official coalition going over the halfway mark).

15 May 2004: The UK has won for the Eurovision Song Contest 2nd time in 4 years, with Scottish Indie Band Franz Ferdinand winning with their song 'Take Me Out'. The British contingent have already stated that they would host the contest in either Glasgow or Edinburgh.

13 June 2004: The Centre-Right European People's Party have won the European Union Election

27 June 2004:
Slobodan Milosevic and the Socialist Party of Serbia have been re-elected in what many have been viewing as a sham election, with opposition members being banned, jailed or have gone missing and into exile. Milosevic won 92% of the vote with the SPS controlling 238 out of the 250 seats.

28 June 2004: Jack Clayton of the New Democratic Party is to become the new Prime Minister in Canada, after a massive 30% swing to the party (mainly from Liberal Party voters) saw the party win 37% of the total of 120 seats in the new 226 parliament (after Quebec voted for succession, taking their 75 seats out). The Liberal Party only won 12% of the vote after a disastrous few years in power which saw Quebec leave Canada altogether and having failed to answer the questions involving the fate of the Maritime Provinces. Clayton will become the first non Liberal or PC/Alliance candidate to become Prime Minister.

4 July 2004: Greece with the Euro's after beating Portugal in the final to claim the trophy.

11 July 2004: The Democratic Party of Japan have retained control of the House of Councillors, winning 120 seats, The LDP will be disappointed, having won only 70 seats (in an election many thought would be a lot closer), the Communists where the main fast risers though, winning 10 seats to go to 30 seats overall.

5 August 2004: India, The U.S, Iran, Russia, East China, Japan, South Korea, Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand have imposed economic and diplomatic sanctions on Sri Lanka for their failure to withdraw their troops. This is expected to devastate the economy with many feeling that this will force Sri Lanka to act. The Sri Lankan government have been accused of Crimes Against Humanity since the election against the Tamil Population.

8 August 2004: Prime Minister Rajapaksa has refused to back down in the face of the new economic sanctions, stock markets however have gone into freefall as has the currency, with shares going down 35% over the last 3 days (with the first day recording falls of 20% alone).

29 August 2004: The Summer Olympics has concluded, with the U.S leading the medal tally on 34 gold, Russia second on 30 Gold, Australia on 20 Gold, East China on 19 Gold, Japan on 16 Gold, West China and Germany on 14 Gold, France on 11 Gold, Italy on 10 Gold and South Korea and the UK on 9 Gold each.

12 September 2004: Unity has beaten Independence by 1 seat in the Hong Kong Legislature Elections in East China.

20 September 2004: Megawati Sukarnoputri has been re-elected as the President of Indonesia, coming after the April legislative elections where they retained the largest party status.

28 September 2004: Sri Lankan Military forces have been driven out of Tamil Eelam by coalition forces (mainly from India) in order to enforce the UN recognised boundaries.

9 October 2004: the Australian General Election is held, with Kim Beasley and the Labor Party being re-elected. However, unexpectedly, the Democrats have managed to find their way to official opposition status, beating out the Coalition (though many feel this boils down to the unpopularity of Alexander Downer). Labor won the election 55-45 on a TPP basis, with the Party winning 90 seats, The Democrats 30 Seats, The Coalition an abysmal 24 seats with the rest going to independents and minor party candidates. The election also saw One Nation only won 1% of the vote, with Leader Pauline Hanson vowing to move to the UK.

17 October 2004: The Supreme Court of Belarus has barred President Lukashenko from standing for re-election due to the current allegations levelled against him. Since Yabloko's election in 2000, The President has been left without many allies with the Belorussian economy taking a nosedive as a result.

16 November 2004: In the early morning in Colombo, Mahindra Rajapaksa was ousted in a coup orchestrated by the Communist Party (a Party within their coalition), with many saying that West China was behind the funding and resurgence of the party in recent times. With the Communist Party now in charge, they will certainly become a major ally to the West Chinese, who have been left reasonably isolated (with their only other major allies being the Vietnamese, Cambodians and North Koreans).

11 December 2004: The People's Party remains the largest party in China with the existing government remaining in office. The Workers Party has lost 20 seats, with 18 of those going to the Social Democratic Party. The Chinese Democratic Alliance lost all 14 of their seats with 10 of those moving towards the Kuomintang, 1 to the People's Party, 2 to the Democratic Progressive Party and 1 to the Social Democrats.

14 December 2004: The Millau Viaduct is open to Traffic in France, making it officially the tallest bridge in the world.
 
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Yes, but Saudi Arabia is currently under control of bin Laden who has ties with Afghanistan through the Taliban, plus I reckon their trouble with Tajikistan means that Russia may get involved.

Iraq May be needed if it falls apart and may be more of Iran’s call

I think keeping it simple for now with Saudi would be easier and if we do an Afghanistan war, maybe it is later on (i'd say deal with one issue at a time, after all, concentrating on writing 2 wars at the same time sounds like a massive pain anyway). Tajikistan is just a strange situation which probably could be dealt with by Russia.
 
Anyway i'll let someone else do the U.S Presidential election stuff (just please, no President Rumsfeld, i don't need that man declaring war on everyone).

I'm guessing though Gore gets re-nominated and wins rather handily based off the timeline (after all, things are good in the U.S currently for the most part, economy is good, safety is good, people are reasonably confident with the only worry really being Osama).

Also no major bombing yet (at least for the rest of 2004, after that, we shall see, let Osama lay low for now).

Would be kind of fun also to see Johnson and Keyes do reasonably well also i guess (for third party candidates).
 
Anyway i'll let someone else do the U.S Presidential election stuff (just please, no President Rumsfeld, i don't need that man declaring war on everyone).

I'm guessing though Gore gets re-nominated and wins rather handily based off the timeline (after all, things are good in the U.S currently for the most part, economy is good, safety is good, people are reasonably confident with the only worry really being Osama).

Also no major bombing yet (at least for the rest of 2004, after that, we shall see, let Osama lay low for now).

Would be kind of fun also to see Johnson and Keyes do reasonably well also i guess (for third party candidates).

In all honestly, Rumsfeld winning in 2004 would be good in the long run since it leaves the GOP in tatters when the Recession hits
 
In all honestly, Rumsfeld winning in 2004 would be good in the long run since it leaves the GOP in tatters when the Recession hits

It could to be fair but it would be nice to be able to work with two good parties rather than the Democrats and a highly dysfunctional Republican Party that will be in tatters and its entire leadership discredited in a few years.
 
It could to be fair but it would be nice to be able to work with two good parties rather than the Democrats and a highly dysfunctional Republican Party that will be in tatters and its entire leadership discredited in a few years.

Neither of them are that good and if Gore is in power when the Recession hits, the GOP will jump at the opportunity like predatory animals to take control and just pass tax cuts and other stuff that would not benefit the people or help the economy.
 
Neither of them are that good and if Gore is in power when the Recession hits, the GOP will jump at the opportunity like predatory animals to take control and just pass tax cuts and other stuff that would not benefit the people or help the economy.

Fair point. Maybe should have the Dems continue to control the house and senate though in the meantime then if we go for Rumsfeld.
 
July 4, 2004: A 'Never Rumsfeld' movement is announced, spearheaded by politicians such as former presidential and vice presidential candidates McCain and Graham and former president George HW Bush, as well as many generals who oppose a war in three countries.

September 7, 2004: The 'Never Rumsfeld' movement collapses when it's member cannot decide whether to support Keyes, Johnson or run an independent third party. As members split to either the Keyes or Johnson camp, the rump movement supports an independent ticket of Lt. General Greg Newbold and Editor and Journalist Robert Hodierne.

September 20, 2004: Disenchanted Arizona "Never Rumsfeld"-ers begin a write-in campaign for McCain.
 
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Here we go...

December 13, 2004: After a very contentious election, Rumsfeld is ultimately voted as President of the United States, though having lost the popular vote over to Al Gore.

Reasons cited ranged from public's frustration of the oil crisis with Bin Laden's Arabia in civil war and frustration over Al Gore's hesitance and mishandling regarding foreign policy.

Rumsfeld would use this in a fiery speech in order to get the public up to rescue their ally and end the oil crisis as gasoline has reached $4 a galleon with many fearing it could go up to $5 if the situation worsens without new deals to other nations.

He also scaled back on rhetoric, urging that Arabia is the primary conflict area with Afghanistan being a secondary objective. Other aspects include agreeing to uphold Al Gore's stances for states deciding on marijuana legality within states and maintaining research into medical applications (some point to the fact that the reveal of drug overdoses from pharmaceuticals being a more likely threat while others note he may have done this to maintain positive relations with Mexico's increasingly liberal stances on drugs.)

Despite this, coalitions have already formed in the GOP-dominated House to oppose certain policies...

January 20, 2005: Rumsfeld is sworn in as President and begins working with congress to declare war on Arabia and Afghanistan , due to violation of human rights and terrorism. He is working to seek support from the EU and Turkey for Arabia while seeing Iranian support in Afghanistan. He maintains that he will focus more on foreign policy until the "crisis is resolved".
 
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February 20, 2005: President Rumsfeld signs an agreement with Venezuela to lower hostilities between the nations and recognizing the government while getting oil in the hopes of bringing the crisis down. While some were happy for the price of gasoline going down, others were not exactly happy that this was done through a government reached through the coup. Additionally, President Rumsfeld extends the tax cuts though aimed at corporations in hopes of stabilizing the economy.

March 1, 2005: President Rumsfeld formally declares the beginning of the Arabian War and the Afghan War as part of the "War on Terror". The goal was to disassemble and destroy the Taliban occupying Afghanistan and Arabia while securing some support from certain EU nations. Russia would also be involved to delve in further into Tajikistan while discussions remained with Iran involving the fate of Afghanistan, with rumors circulating that they may even let Iran partially annex Afghanistan if rule of law is not established. In addition, Israel, Lebanon and Jordan began preparing as Baathist Syria would declare war on Arabia as well.

April 2, 2005: Pope John Paul II dies and the Pope Benedict XVI succeeds him on April 19, becoming the 265th pope.

July 23, 2005: A series of bombings hit the resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, killing over 80 people. The Abdullah Azzam Brigades, a branch of Al-Queda, claimed responsibility and Egypt has begun mulling the possibility of war over in Arabia to target Bin Laden and destroy Al-Queda.

August 23, 2005:
Hurricane Katrina makes landfall and is considered to be an example of Rumsfeld and Republican failure regarding the massive devastation and the lackluster response in regards to a disaster, especially with the tax cuts and increased funds going over to the military to combat Arabia and thus many nonprofits went to lend a hand. Many critics lambasted against Rumsfeld for this, with the largest being Senator Feingold and Representative Bernie Sanders.
 
November 2, 2004: The Republicans gain the Senate by picking up one seat. Since John McCain retired to run for President, Democrat Janet Napolitano managed to gain his seat. John Edwards and Tom Daschle are also re-elected. The Republicans also hold the House, giving them a trifecta, albeit a very unstable one, as they can only lose 2 senators and 10 representatives to pass anything without Democratic support.

March 10, 2005:
Representative Ron Paul, in protest of the war in the Middle East, leaves the Republican Party and joins the Libertarians.
 
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And because I nearly forgot...

January 6, 2003: Mr. Rogers goes in for a stomach cancer operation and it is a success. During his recovery, he would end up browsing on the Internet, and sensing the potential for it like television, would move to try and have some of his tv shows appear on the website for the show. He would even do a special episode dedicated to computers and later the internet, inviting a couple of the founders. Many credit Mr. Rogers' fascination for setting in the tone of the Net from then on.

June 28, 2004: The Canadian Liberals end managing to maintain their hold though scandals have been piling toward Stephen Harper in regards to the rumors of a coalition government which has caused some level of worries in the Conservative Party of Canada.
 
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5 August 2005: Several nations have refused to follow the U.S into the Iraqi and Afghani fronts, with some only offering partial support. Canada, The UK, France, Germany, East China, South Korea, New Zealand and Australia have only pledged support for a Saudi Arabian war whilst Russia stated that they would be focusing on the Tajikistan front along with other central asian nations (such as Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan). There has been little to no support from any nation to go to war in Iraq however, with Democrats blasting Rumsfield for being a war hawk and potentially ruining international relations with other countries with many considering it a 'vanity war'. However their seems to be wide support for a war on the Arabian peninsula.

Initial plans indicate that the former boundaries of the Hejaz (the Western Coast of the Arabian peninsula mostly) would be granted to Jordan in the event of a successful war, with eastern oilfields split between Kuwait, Qatar and the UAE with the centre being established as its own nation.
 
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