Would it have been any different if Al Gore were now sitting in the White House?

Hi! Thanks for a very interesting question.

In a speech made on Sept 2002, Al Gore said that he dislikes the way
President Bush is now handling Iraq.

"Former Vice President Al Gore sharply challenged President Bush on
Iraq yesterday, warning that the administration's apparent
determination to launch military action to dislodge Saddam Hussein
will "severely damage" the overall war on terrorism and "weaken" U.S.
leadership in the world."

"Gore said Bush's concentration on Iraq has squandered the worldwide
support engendered by the attacks of last Sept. 11 and turned the
United States into a focus of "anger and apprehension" around the
world."

"Gore challenges president on Iraq"
http://www.primarymonitor.com/news/stories2003/0924gorepost_2002.shtml

If you want to view the complete transcript of Al Gore's speech it is
available in our next link.

"Iraq and the War On Terrorism"
http://www.algore04.com/news/gnn/EpFklEVVZFrTfONOYJ.shtml

You might say however; it is easy for him to say these words and
criticize since he is not the one sitting on the hot seat. Yes that is
a very valid question and this resource provides interesting
information.

I checked the Foreign Policy website of the Council on Foreign
Relations and tried to find the difference between their policies with
the Iraq question during the 2000 election. Here is a summary on Gore
and Bush's policy towards the Iraq question.

Gore - "Advocates containing Iraq by maintaining a strong military
presence in the Middle East, enforcing the no-fly zones, reinserting
weapons inspectors, continuing sanctions, and supporting groups
opposed to the current regime."

Bush - "Advocates containing Iraq by maintaining a strong military
presence in the Middle East, reinserting weapons inspectors,
continuing sanctions, and supporting groups opposed to the current
regime."

Iraq
http://www.foreignpolicy2000.org/library/scorecards/iraq.html

No difference right? So in answer to your question, would it have been
in any different if Gore was the one in the White House instead of
Bush? Based on their original policies it doesn't seem like it but you
will never know until one is in the hot seat plus the situation in
2000 is different from 2002 and 2003.

The Council on Foreign Relations website archives the foreign policy
strategies of Bush and Gore during the 2000 election. You can find
more about their views of foreign policy in the past election through
the link below.

Council on Foreign Relations | Library
http://www.foreignpolicy2000.org/library/index.html

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Brilliant!

I think that their word-for-word election statements say it all.

Well Done!