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The Eagle of the Dajjal: A Neoconservative Dystopia Timeline
- Thread starter Dab master
- Start date
Saudi Arabia of All Places
Republican states pass flurry of "sanctity of marriage" laws in the past three months.
- CNN; April 7th, 2009.
North Korea launches rocket capable of carrying satellite; UN holds emergency meeting.
- CBS News; April 9th, 2009.
Santorum moves to stop federal funds for Planned Parenthood.
- April 13th, 2009.
Santorum is the new Nixon: and that's good.
- The National Review; April 19th, 2009
"A silent majority of Americans are crying out against radical, anti-Christian, cultural movements like the gay agenda and abortion, it is simply democracy for us to move against these radical movements on a federal level when the majority of Americans disapprove of them."
- Santorum to members of the Family Research Council, circa April 21st, 2009.
Elected Democrats prove hesitant to defend gay marriage and abortion.
- Reuters; April 25th, 2009.
Google to sue over internet censorship law.
- WIRED; May 1st, 2009.
Santorum says the US will stick to the Edwards' Administration time table; be out of Sudan by 2012.
- AP; May 2nd, 2009.
"I think Santorum is right on all these domestic issues like abortion and gay marriage and keeping god in schools, but he's being too soft on the ragheads in my opinion. We can do both, we can stop the liberal lunatics giving away the farm to sex perverts at home while also killing towlheads over in the sandbox, but Santorum is pulling troops out of Iraq, that's just begging for the sand people to take back the oil again."
- Ann Coulter on Fox News; circa May 4th, 2009.
Santorum approval ratings still high but beginning to slip as voters fail to see improvement in the economy.
- The Washington Post; May 6th, 2009.
Controversial libertarian writer Hans Herman-Hoppe killed along with 32 others in a boating accident near Turkey after yacht party runs into cargo ship.
- NPR; May 10th, 2009.
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Collin Powell shuffled his notes, the conference on economic development and security guarantees in the Gulf was dreadfully, painfully, boring. But this is where Edwards had shoved him and Santorum had kept him, ambassador to goddamn Saudi Arabia.
He didn't particularly like the sandbox but he had always gotten ahead by keeping his head down. He had kept his head down when he helped cover the My Lai Massacre and when he'd agreed to go to the UN and tell them that Saddam was making WMDs. And he had reached the top...but after the top what was left?
Ambassador to fucking Saudi Arabia.
The business official from the US was talking on and on about protecting shipping in the Gulf from terrorism, and Powell had begun to tune him out. Suddenly he began to notice how stiff he felt...that was normal considering he was getting older...but then the numbness began.
What the hell? He thought, especially as some other delegates seemed increasingly uncomfortable, tugging their collars and acting like it was getting hard to breathe.
Powell began to feel short of breath as well, Oh my god, he thought as he began to realize what was happening, even as he fell from his chair and onto the floor.
Sulfur? He thought with some of the last of his brainpower, the smell...is sulfur?
He suddenly felt drawn to the floor as his vision went dark and the neurons in his head shut down one by one...
- CNN; April 7th, 2009.
North Korea launches rocket capable of carrying satellite; UN holds emergency meeting.
- CBS News; April 9th, 2009.
Santorum moves to stop federal funds for Planned Parenthood.
- April 13th, 2009.
Santorum is the new Nixon: and that's good.
- The National Review; April 19th, 2009
"A silent majority of Americans are crying out against radical, anti-Christian, cultural movements like the gay agenda and abortion, it is simply democracy for us to move against these radical movements on a federal level when the majority of Americans disapprove of them."
- Santorum to members of the Family Research Council, circa April 21st, 2009.
Elected Democrats prove hesitant to defend gay marriage and abortion.
- Reuters; April 25th, 2009.
Google to sue over internet censorship law.
- WIRED; May 1st, 2009.
Santorum says the US will stick to the Edwards' Administration time table; be out of Sudan by 2012.
- AP; May 2nd, 2009.
"I think Santorum is right on all these domestic issues like abortion and gay marriage and keeping god in schools, but he's being too soft on the ragheads in my opinion. We can do both, we can stop the liberal lunatics giving away the farm to sex perverts at home while also killing towlheads over in the sandbox, but Santorum is pulling troops out of Iraq, that's just begging for the sand people to take back the oil again."
- Ann Coulter on Fox News; circa May 4th, 2009.
Santorum approval ratings still high but beginning to slip as voters fail to see improvement in the economy.
- The Washington Post; May 6th, 2009.
Controversial libertarian writer Hans Herman-Hoppe killed along with 32 others in a boating accident near Turkey after yacht party runs into cargo ship.
- NPR; May 10th, 2009.
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Collin Powell shuffled his notes, the conference on economic development and security guarantees in the Gulf was dreadfully, painfully, boring. But this is where Edwards had shoved him and Santorum had kept him, ambassador to goddamn Saudi Arabia.
He didn't particularly like the sandbox but he had always gotten ahead by keeping his head down. He had kept his head down when he helped cover the My Lai Massacre and when he'd agreed to go to the UN and tell them that Saddam was making WMDs. And he had reached the top...but after the top what was left?
Ambassador to fucking Saudi Arabia.
The business official from the US was talking on and on about protecting shipping in the Gulf from terrorism, and Powell had begun to tune him out. Suddenly he began to notice how stiff he felt...that was normal considering he was getting older...but then the numbness began.
What the hell? He thought, especially as some other delegates seemed increasingly uncomfortable, tugging their collars and acting like it was getting hard to breathe.
Powell began to feel short of breath as well, Oh my god, he thought as he began to realize what was happening, even as he fell from his chair and onto the floor.
Sulfur? He thought with some of the last of his brainpower, the smell...is sulfur?
He suddenly felt drawn to the floor as his vision went dark and the neurons in his head shut down one by one...
Couldn't have happened to a nicer bunch of guys.
- Location
- A haze of forgetfulness
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- She/Her
What type of gas is that?
Well was Powell smelling sulfur because it was mustard gas or becuase he was feeling a premonition of his next destination? The next update will answer.
Bisexual-Mart
Far from the shallow ground
- Location
- The Great State of Warshington
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- He/Him
Remember that most of the 9/11 hijackers were Saudi and that Bin Laden himself was born in Saudi Arabia.
In other words, it's probably Al-Qaeda, or an offshoot.
Wait a second: An offshoot of Al-Qaeda? 2009 is far too early for the one that I'm thinking of. But maybe the Edwards and Santorum administrations might have messed up the Middle East enough to push up the timeframe for that kind of thing.
Hmm if it was Al Qaeda, I would expect some kind of bombing or armed attack.
I think this attack is way too sophisticated for Al Qaeda.
Mazeka
You must be joking
- Location
- United States
Assuming it's not an original group created for this TL, which other groups have footholds in Iraq and Saudi Arabia with a history of long-distance smuggling via desert?
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- Location
- France
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- She/They
Could it be something from the Shia side of things? After all, things have to get worse and invading Iran would qualify.
Now, Ahmadinejad was known to pall around with neo nazis like David Duke to try and get a rise out of washington and tel aviv, but wanting to use mustard gas against a diplomat would get vetoed by the ayatollah very quickly.
- Location
- France
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- She/They
Oh yeah I don't think it's official. I was thinking more from Iraq's underground than Iran's government. Though it might still be used as an excuse for war with the latter. After all, things have to get worse.
Mister Anemone
"Dab Master is just Cyn wearing Drew's clothing."
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- She/They
Well, it is mentioned before in the early chapter that U.S will eventually invade Iran in the future.
This meant Dab will recreate 2020: SF's infamous Iran War once again.
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Dab's said he won't do an Iran war because he's done it before, and the real target will be much more exciting
Actually I am going to manipulate events specifically to avoid a Iran War becuase I don't want to write it again.
One of the countries attacked won't be Islamic.
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serra2
Himouto! Sylvanas-chan
Ah, so the US versus Great Britain. Round 2 you damn limeys!
- Location
- Illinois
My bet is that it's North Korea. Or maybe Cuba?
Mazeka
You must be joking
- Location
- United States
More likely North Korea. "Axis of Evil" claims and all that, plus all the US/ROK/Western preparation over the years for such a conflict.
Mister Anemone
"Dab Master is just Cyn wearing Drew's clothing."
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Good to know about it.
What I referring in the statement of mine is an statement made by Rand Paul during an debate for 2012 U.S Presidential Elections, at the very first chapter of this TL, where he lists the nations invaded (or turned into "interventionist holes") by the United States.
Mazeka
You must be joking
- Location
- United States
BTW, it you're looking for someone else to quote for this TL, I might recommend Colonel Andrew Bacevich (ret).
Andrew J. Bacevich
Author of The Limits of Power, America's War for the Greater Middle East, and Washington Rules
www.goodreads.com
Bisexual-Mart
Far from the shallow ground
- Location
- The Great State of Warshington
- Pronouns
- He/Him
I wonder if the Progressive Left will emerge at all in this TL. Perhaps ITTL, it will be a reversal of the Tea Party movement. (Although we are seeing Tea Party icon Rand Paul in some of the flash-forwards ITTL.)
Who knows maybe the "Tea Party" ITTL is composed of anti-Santorum Libertarians who view Santorum as being too interventionist, and think that "true conservatives" should oppose government intervention in the medicine cabinet and the bedroom.
Who knows maybe the "Tea Party" ITTL is composed of anti-Santorum Libertarians who view Santorum as being too interventionist, and think that "true conservatives" should oppose government intervention in the medicine cabinet and the bedroom.
Stay tuned!
People always complained the Iraq War wasn't really processed culturally like Vietnam.
Mashriqi
"Once Upon a Time, I was Me"
- Location
- Lone Star State
Oh absolutely! I am staying tuned for the whole ride. I love the timeline's format of headline news combined with excedrpts from articles and books. I put off creating an account for SV but this TL convinced me otherwise.
Yeah I always wondered why it didn't get the Vietnam treatment. I think one of the reasons was the lack of the draft which put a lot of people directly in line to be the next sent to the front. (As well as the concurrent civil rights movement and many other things. I'm curious, does the US in the TL suffer enough of a manpower shortage to reinstate the draft?