Timeline (President Gore)

2000

Electoral results for the United States presidential election of 2000. Blue denotes those states won by Gore/Lieberman (292 Electoral Votes). Red denotes those states won by Bush/Cheney (246 Electoral Votes).

• November 2:

In a very close and bitter presidential election Al Gore is elected President of the United States of America. Due to the close result Bush refuses to concede and calls for an immediate recount.

• November 14:

After weeks of bitter recounts the results stands and Al Gore is declared president-elect.

2001

• January 20:

At noon Albert Arnold Gore is sworn in as the 43rd President of the United States, succeeding Bill Clinton. In his inaugural address Gore, calls for a greater America in the twenty first century. Early polls show Gore with a 56% approval rating while his predecessor has a 66% approval rating.

• January-February:

The Senate confirms all of Gore's nominees.

• February 20:

Exactly one month after Gore taking office, the Republican controlled congress blocks passage of a bill requiring that the United States should enter the Kyoto protocol.

• March 4:

Before a televised address to the nation, Gore announces tax increases to both speed the growth of the budget surplus and pay for social security over the long term.

• April 1:

The Hainan Island incident occurs when a U.S. Navy EP-3E signals reconnaissance aircraft and a People's Liberation Army Navy J-8II fighter jet collide over Hainan Island, resulting in an international incident between the United States and China. Gore asks that China forgive the incident and release U.S prisoners. They are later released and returned to the U.S..

• June 16:

President Gore visits London to meet with European leaders and discuss the challenges facing NATO and the European Union in the twenty first century.

• August:

A gallup poll is released showing Gore with a 52% approval rating.

• September 1:

Gore signs an executive order that commands the removal of U.S troops from Turkey. The move is seen as the first of Gore's attempts to create better relations with Russia.

• September 11:

Al Qaeda terrorists fly two 747 aircraft into the World Trade Centre in New York City. Minutes later a similar scene is repeated at the Pentagon. From an undisclosed location, Gore declares war on Al Qaeda and Afghanistan.

• September 12:

Congress unanimously votes to declare war on Afghanistan. In a televised address to the nation, President Gore declares the need for unity and cooperation amongst the American people in a time of crisis.

• September 15:

Al Qaeda leader Osama bin-Laden, accepts responsibility for the September 11 terrorist acts.

• September 16:

A Gallop poll shows Gore with an 87% approval rating.

• October 2:

Operation Enduring freedom begins marking the beginning of the invasion of Afghanistan.

• October 6:

U.S. and UK special forces supported by the Afghan Northern Alliance captures Mazār-e Sharīf, thus opening supply routes and providing an important airstrip for U.S. planes and helicopters.

• October 10:

100,000 U.S soldiers begin the ground campaign, most of them by the captured airport in Mazār-e Sharīf.

• October 22:

U.S. forces, supported by the Afghan Northern Alliance, captures the Afghan capital Kabul.

• October 24:

Kunduz is captured by the Northern Alliance.

• October 26:

Jalalabad is captured by the U.S. forces and men of the Northern Alliance.

• November 2:

Kandahar is captured by the U.S. forces and men of the Northern Alliance. The head of the Taliban regime, Mullah Omar, manages to escape, but the Taliban is severly crippled with over 60% of its former combat strenght reduced.

• November 10:

The Battle of the Tora Bora begins. Heavy fighting between U.S., British, German and Northern Alliance forces on one side and Taliban and al-Qaeda fighters on the other continues for another month.

• November 20:

Danish Parliamentary Election: Anders Fogh Rasmussen of the centre-right Venstre is elected Prime Minister with 31.2% of the votes and winning 56 seats in the Folketing. He forms a coalition with the Conservative People's Party, relying on the vote of other right wing parties such as the Danish People's Party, which polled better than ever before. The election saw a dramatic change in the political composition of the Danish parliament, when the Social Democrats for the first time since the 1924 Folketing election did not win the most seats.

• November 24:

After days of heavy fighting on both sides of the Afghanistan-Pakistan border 80% of al-Qaeda's forces are dead or captured. Ayman al-Zawahiri is seriously wounded by Coaliton air strikes, but is evacuated.

• November 26:

The leader of al-Qaeda, Osama bin Laden, is killed in a firefight with U.S. forces supported by airstrikes and mortar fire. As a result, Gore's approval ratings continue to stay above 90%. Meanwhile, Ayman al-Zawahiri, referred to as either being bin Laden's "lieutenant" or the "real brains" of al-Qaeda, succeed bin Laden as the leader of al-Qaeda.

• December 3:

Ayman al-Zawahiri's wife and three of his children are killed in an U.S. airstrike. Al-Zawahiri whereabouts remains unknown.

2002

• January 17:

George W. Bush announces his candidacy for a Texas Senate seat.

• January 24:

In his State Of The Union Address president Gore announces "An Era Of Unilateral Security" for the United States and it's allies. Meanwhile Gore's approval remains over 90%.

• February:

After talks with Pakistani officials U.S forces are granted permission to commence airstrikes within Pakistani territory. Over the course of several weeks many senior Al Qaeda officials are killed. By the end of the month Zawahiri is unofficially reported dead by Pakistani intelligence officials. However staunch Taliban and minor Al Qaeda resistance remains on both sides of the Afghan border.

• April 1:

Gore announces plans to create a proposed "Department Of Domestic Security". The department proposed would create an agency responsible for the defence of U.S citizens at home and would manage most Terror related issues on the U.S homeland.

• April 21:

President Gore receives a letter from John Bolton, Donald Rumsfeld and CIA Director George Tenet strongly ordering him to move towards placing high pressure on Iraq over an alleged nuclear arms program.

• May 5:

Congressional debate regarding U.S stance on Iraq begins. From the outset the Gore administration takes a neutral stance on the issue.

• May 19:

In a televised speech from Houston, Texas President Gore announces the need for American energy independence in the age of terrorism and uncertainty.

• June 6:

President Gore and Secretary Of Defence John Kerry announce the deployment of an additional 80,000 troops to Afghanistan. The move is part of an effort to provide additional support and security for the Afghan people as well as create a larger opposing force to the Taliban.

• July 5:

One day after Independence Day U.S officials announce the successful disruption of a terrorist plot to detonate explosives on the Brooklyn Bridge.

• August 12:

During an interview with CNN, Vice President Lieberman announces the nearing defeat of the Taliban announcing "the Taliban's demise should be complete within a matter of months. The statement soon proves to be a major gaffe for the Gore administration.

• September 11:

On the first anniversary of 9/11, President Gore visits ground zero in New York City to honour the loss of Americans.

• October 15:

With congressional elections looming President Gore begins campaigning for several struggling Democrats. Meanwhile his approval hovers at 82%.

• November 3:

In the mid-term elections Republicans gain 8 seats in the House Of Representatives and lose two seats in the senate. In a foot note, Texas Governor and 2000 Republican Presidential Nominee George Bush is elected to the senate.

• November 7:

Following the conclusion of the mid-term contest pundits and reporters eagerly report the results of a recent straw poll for the G.O.P nomination. Meanwhile Gore's approval sits at 79%.

2003

• February 2:

The Republican Presidential nomination contest kicks off with the announcement by Steve Forbes that he intends to seek the Republican Nomination for President.

• March 31:

Rhode Island Senator Lincoln Chafee announces his candidacy for President of the United States. His announcement is viewed with sceptism in conservative circles due to his relatively liberal positions and voting record.

• April 17:

Fred Thompson announces his candidacy for the Republican nomination.

• May 21:

To the dismay of many George Bush announces that he will not be a candidate for the Republican nomination.

• June 1:

To the applause of many Republicans New York Mayor Rudy Guiliani announces his candidacy for the G.O.P's nomination.