I can definitely see Rumsfeld being a fan of this plan
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How long will a war like this last?
The Saudi one would be reasonably quick (i mean the Iraq war proper was 2-3 years right) with a fallout.
Either way, Rumsfield probably doesn't see the end (either because he loses in 4 years, or gets impeached). Either way, he's off to such a bad start, he's going to lose the mid terms in 06.
Yeah, that’s how I’m gonna have it though it’s likely Bin Laden might escape to Afghanistan though if that happens, Iran will get involved.
Though things are gonna worse for Yemen, Oman and Eritrea though it will allow Ethiopia to shine, so there’s that.
Pakistan meanwhile will probably start having to play nice when they realize that the USA doesn’t have to tolerate as much of them due to increasing ties with Iran
Well Osama may be able to escape to Afghanistan if they lose the war there.
Yeah Pakistan will have to make a choice soon i suspect or they'll be in trouble also.
I do have big plans for Arabia and Venezuela as well though. Hope you’re enjoying what I’m adding this far.
Though things aren’t always what they seem after all...
Its good, like i'm really enjoying reading the american posts and some of the early war posts as well, I'm glad we have a few people contributing on the american side of things because that means i can focus on the other nations elsewhere as well (though i'll also post about the war also).
26 June 2003: The 2003 NBA Draft
In the NBA finals, the Toronto Raptors where finally able to break through, beating the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA finals 4-1, with Tracey Mcgready winning finals MVP. Their where signs of trouble in Tinseltown with Shaq and Kobe getting bounced in the conference semis by the eventual conference champs, however its expected they will hang onto O Neal for one more season. The Pistons were able to make the Conference Finals in the east, however lost 4-2 with the Spurs beating out the Supersonics 4-1 in the western conference finals. The Grizzlies had a horror year, with Yao Ming sitting the year to work through and rehabilitate any injuries (a decision he later said 'saved his career') With Pau Gasol also injured for much of the year.
In the NBA draft, the Clippers won the first draft pick, however the meeting between Donald Sterling and Lebron James and his team did not go well at all, with it believed that his team said that they would refuse to go to the Clippers, leading to one of the worst decisions ever made by an NBA team in the history of the draft (perhaps 2nd only to the 1984 draft). Milicic would become a seviceable centre (becoming a double/double defensive machine in his prime. winning 2 DPOY and making an all star appearance himself with his best figures of 13/15/4 in 2008), however many felt that the gap between him and the rest of the top 5, especially GOAT candidate Lebron James, was an unforgivable mistake and could be singled out as one of the major reasons why the franchise would be sold by Sterling and move to Vegas in 2009.
The Detroit Pistons had hit the jackpot, with the Knicks, Bulls and Mavericks also doing well in the draft. Picks 2-5 would become major players for their franchises, with 3/4 becoming lifetime players for their teams (except Carmelo Anthony, who would eventually request a trade and be traded away). Lebron James would become the focal piece, being surrounded by good, veteran leadership such as Chauncey Billups, Rip Hamilton, Ben Wallace and Rasheed Wallace as mentors along with coach Larry Brown, who he credits for helping him harness his natural talents and the reason he stayed in Detroit his entire career, wanting to help the future generations of Pistons players (alongside Okur, Battier, Delfino and Prince).
Melo (as he would be commonly referred to) would become the first hero and franchise player for a Knicks franchise that had gone into a sharp decline, with defensive anchor Marcus Camby and young forward Amare Stoudemire becoming key for the team and with the sale of the Knicks in 2006, would lead to a period of growth and stability for the team and relative success (with Melo establishing himself as one of the best scorers in the league).
The Mavericks have been forced to rebuild, despite Walker and Magloire having reasonably good seasons. Bosh however would bring in a new era, with all regrets they had with trading Nowitski quickly disappearing when Bosh stepped on the court and showed a lot of promise, especially after he would go onto become Dallas's most important player (with Cuban in a 2015 interview, calling Bosh the best player to ever put on a Mavericks jersey).
Dwayne Wade would go onto become an icon in Chicago, with the city still not having gotten over MJ fever, Wade allowed for a continuation of that, with the hometown boy considered amongst its favourite sons, with many in the city arguing that he was the best player in the league.
There would be many other notable players that would have great and long careers. Kaman would become an all star, having a long career himself and establishing himself in the top 10 centre's and even in his later years becoming a key bench player, West would become a key component to the Supersonics title run and win, Granger along with Bosh would help establish a monster duo in Dallas, with Mo Williams the fast scoring P.G to accompany them, Barbosa would eventually become the heats top scorer, averaging 12.6PPG and playing all 14 seasons of his NBA career with them, getting 12,000 career points for the franchise. with 3 seasons above 20PPG and 7 above 15PPG). Korver would be the sharpshooter that could come off the bench and quickly score for the lakers). Even Milicic, who is derided as a bust, became one of the best defensive Centre's and rebounders of the late 2000's and early 2010's to the L.A/L.V Clippers.
Overall the draft is considered as one of, if not the best draft of all time, producing 4 all nba first team players, 6 multiple time all stars and 12 all stars in total.
Bold = Multiple Time All Star
Underline = All Star
Other Notable Picks:
- L.A Clippers - Darko Milicic
- Detroit Pistons (From Vancouver) - Lebron James
- New York Knicks - Carmelo Anthony
- Dallas Mavericks - Chris Bosh
- Chicago Bulls - Dwayne Wade
- Milwaukee Bucks - Chris Kaman
- Cleveland Cavaliers - TJ Ford
- Milwaukee Bucks - Kirk Hinrich
- Denver Nuggets - Mickael Pietrus
- Golden State Warriors - Nick Collison
- Houston Rockets - Luke Ridnour
- Washington Wizards - Michael Sweetney
- Orlando Magic - Jarvis Hayes
- Boston Celtics - Marcus Banks
- Troy Bell (16th) - Boston Celtics (Traded to Minnesota)
- David West (19th) - Seattle Supersonics
- Boris Diaw (20th) - Atlanta Hawks
- Dahntay Jones (21st) - Indiana Pacers
- Travis Outlaw - (23rd) - Portland Trailblazers
- Kendrick Perkins (24th) - L.A Lakers
- Carlos Delfino (25th) - Sacramento Kings
- LeAndro Barbosa (28th) - San Anotnio Spurs (Traded to Miami)
- Danny Granger (29th) - Dallas Mavericks
- Josh Howard (31st) - L.A Clippers
- Luke Walton (32nd) - L.A Lakers
- Steve Blake (37th) - Milwaukee Bucks (Traded to Portland)
- Willie Green (41st) - Philadelphia 76ers
- Matt Bonner (44th) - San Antonio Spurs
- Mo Williams (47th) - Utah Jazz (Traded to Dallas)
- Kyle Korver (50th) - Philadelphia 76ers (Traded to L.A Lakers)
- Jose Calderon (52nd) - Toronto Raptors
14 July 2002: Jacques Chirac is assassinated by a lone gunman during Bastille Day Celebrations. The Gun was held in a guitar case. The Gunman (Maxime Brunerie) is associated with far-right group Unite Radical and was a supporter of Jean-Marie Le Pen.
I love what you're doing with this timeline, but I just wondered about the dates. According to yours, Chirac was suceeded before he was assassinated. Also, the French Constitution says that after a sitting President's death, the President of the Senate assumes his position, which would have been Christian Poncelet in this case (Raffarin was Prime Minister). Or did Raffarin run in the snap election (that must be held at least 30 days after a President's death in office)?20 June 2002: Jean-Pierre Raffarin has officially ascended to become the new President of France (after the assassination of Chirac).
I love what you're doing with this timeline, but I just wondered about the dates. According to yours, Chirac was suceeded before he was assassinated. Also, the French Constitution says that after a sitting President's death, the President of the Senate assumes his position, which would have been Christian Poncelet in this case (Raffarin was Prime Minister). Or did Raffarin run in the snap election (that must be held at least 30 days after a President's death in office)?
Yea, I forgot some stuff...
January 23, 2006: The Canadian elections were held and became a massive source of controversy to the winner of Stephen Harper and his Conservative party. The controversy came from the infamous In and Out Scandal, one that would last into the following years. Harper maintained positive relationships with the Rumsfeld administration though brought plenty of flack (including from the USA) regarding Mexico.
June 28, 2006: Superman Returns is released to critical acclaim and many point it out as the beginning of the so-called "DC Cinematic Universe." Based on the events of the ongoing 52 storyline in the comics, the title refers to Clark Kent returning to the Superman after an intense battle with a monstrous villain had rendered him much like a normal human (implied and years later confirmed to be Doomsday). While the world thinks of Superman dead, Clark has been becoming more human and spending time with Lois. However, with his powers returning, he must return to his alter ego to deal with the rise of Lex Luthor and his newest ambition to replace Superman with a version of his own (revealed to be Bizarro.)
July 3, 2006: With the election of Mexican Presidente Calderon and his push toward more aggressive policies toward drug dealers after his and his predecessor's legalization of medical and recreational marijuana, the Rumsfeld administration has been in a tight spot on how to deal with this development. While greater action toward drug dealers have been pushed upon, the legalization issues remain an issue that various states have been debated.
August 10, 2006: The world is surprised when Israel and Palestine reach a deal granting Palestine more land and autonomy, with plans for Palestine to become its own sovereign nation, with the nation being divided into two, with Palestine taking the southern half, Israel the northern half and Jerusalem being a shared city. This plan will take over the course of ten years. This deal was the result of many compromises though some point to the prior election troubles in Israel as well as the increasing terrorist attacks on Israelis and Palestinians alike from the Syrian-Iraqi War and the Arab War. Others say that it was a response to the increasing militarism and belligerent attitude of the Rumsfeld administration. The USA was reluctantly forced to accept Palestine's sovereignty. Palestine's first action beyond signing a pact of friendship with Israel is to declare war on Arabia.
August 13, 2006: The Rumsfeld administration was relieved to have some positive news to deliver, namely in the overall success thus far in the Arab War. While the conventional forces were toppled, various pockets of resistance remained and Bin Laden was still at large, thus the war becoming a desert-based guerrilla campaign. This positive news made some of the House and Senate races a little closer and news on Bin Laden's possible escape to Afghanistan was enough to send a couple of forces there for reconnaissance and potentially defense against the Taliban. However, problems remain as the various minor Arab nations remain under lockdown by the regime along with the increase of oil sales in the black market. However, plans to further divide up the remnant Arab state have put on hold in exchange for rooting out the pockets of resistance and finishing the "War on Terror."
November 07, 2006: The US midterm elections saw some mild gains for the Democrats in the House though the GOP maintained their hold on the Senate. What was more interesting though were the primaries as more leftist Democrats have begun being voted in, contrary to the GOP, where more moderate conservatives were being preferred. Some see this as the beginning of a financial shift.
December 03, 2006: The first major elections in Venezuela are held since the coup and the world has been watching carefully. The winner was Manuel Rosales, putting some on ease over the nation.
Looks like old Rummy got a break, at least for the pools. Granted, whether he can keep this up is up for debate. Meanwhile, Somalia-Somiland war is going to get worse, the 2008 bubble is coming and no one knows who will become president of 2008.
Pretty sure The Conservative Party in this timeline at the alliance. What did Jack Lyton do wrong to lose the election anyhow? Or was it just a slight swing.
the rest of it is good.
2003 was an election for the leadership of the parties, not for the actual federal election. I was trying to follow OTL thus far
Ah right, yeah fair enough then. Was thinking of letting the New Dems in but that's fine i guess if the Alliance is in.