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If Terrorists hit today in USA (Washington)
coopermanyorks
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If the Terrorists hit the inauguration in the USA and
took out the President , Vice president ,
President and Vice President elect and a few oldies
what would the USA do ?
Seem to have been threats made , reported by Sky News
Would the credit crunch seem a distant memory ?
I was thinking from a Non Usa threat
The bullet proof glass seems a bit feeble for such a gathering of current and Ex leaders
took out the President , Vice president ,
President and Vice President elect and a few oldies
what would the USA do ?
Seem to have been threats made , reported by Sky News
Would the credit crunch seem a distant memory ?
I was thinking from a Non Usa threat
The bullet proof glass seems a bit feeble for such a gathering of current and Ex leaders
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If you're talking about "external" terrorist threats, it would depend on who is attacking and why.
Obama's foreign policies are not quite as extreme as those of George Bush, I think he has more to worry about from "domestic" threats from within the USA.
If you watched an episode of the West Wing (not the most reliable source but certainly one of the most entertaining!) they usually have one person in the line of succession in the government not attending these meetings so that a 9/11 attack wouldn't completely screw the political system.
I think the governors of each state get to nominate people to congress / senate until fresh elections can be held.
Never watched it , who is NOT there ?
In the episode it was the Secretary of State for Agriculture (cue for large number of jokes) who was asked to sit out the State of the Union speech. As Obama has yet to make his appointments yet I presume one of Bush's appointees would take over. Although it could be anyone in the government.
Yes......
By amazing I don’t mean ‘good’ obviously but can you imagine if that happened! God forbid (other deities are available)
In the event of such an incident he will be required to maintain consistency of government.
Apparently somebody is always chosen, by the incoming and outgoing administration, to sit out the inauguration in the event of a catastrophe.
Info below:
http://www.theage.com.au/world/us-defence-secretary-gates-to-sit-out-obama-inauguration-20090120-7lkt.html
Mind you, I was one of the idiots who thought Tony Blair was a bright new hope in 1997
My dad said his world fell apart, for a while, when Kennedy was assassinated (he was a young man at the time), even though he's British.
He did... he even left before the problems began!
Ah - I see - that's interesting.
Thanks for the link
Well had it happened Hilary Clinton would have taken control, well she was in charge before when her Husband was President.
Actually Hilary was there, sitting a couple rows back.