Bush vs. The Axis of Evil - TL
Yes but I'm skeptical about the concept of the neighbors caring about.
True, but the Kurds will have a better claim to their statehood.
China and the US are gonna argue endlessly over NK's fate, the US is going to be caught up in two anti-colonial insurgencies in Iraq and Iran, the refugee crisis that OTL Europe witnessed in 2015 will be miles worse, Islamist groups will be even more determined to fight against the US with the region being even more war-torn, and gosh knows what Israel or Afghanistan will do.
For one thing, yes, the Taliban will remain in Afghanistan, but the Refugee Crisis can be averted if Gaddafi survives or if it's inevitable, the refugee flow would be limited as most of them IOTL went on land.
The rest of your comment is true.
Actually I'd argue that Iran imploding would make it worse.
I think it will heavily depend on wheter Iran goes the OTL Iraq route
If they estabilize under whatever government is set up there a refuge crisis after the war could be avoided, though the refuges from during the war would still be there
However if it goes the OTL Iraq route, which is what I expect considering...well, OTL, then it'd be to the refuge crisis of our world what the Great Depression was to the 2008 crisis
If they estabilize under whatever government is set up there a refuge crisis after the war could be avoided, though the refuges from during the war would still be there
However if it goes the OTL Iraq route, which is what I expect considering...well, OTL, then it'd be to the refuge crisis of our world what the Great Depression was to the 2008 crisis
What is the role of the Monarchy? The Red Lion and Sun retain support!
As mentioned previously there's no support for a restoration of monarchy in Persia
What do you mean?
The Bush Dynasty surely won this conflict!
Bravo. Depressing, horrific, everything I could have imagined a war like this, started by complete idiots like Dubya, Cheney and Rumsfeld, with a death toll of horrifying proportions.
At least Bush is stepping down in this TL, horrified by what he had unleashed.
I think that the impact on the the UK will be... interesting. My initial thought that Blair is toast, Brown as well, ITTL, but I'm not so sure now. The Tory leader until the May 2005 UK General election was Michael Howard, who took over from Iain Duncan Smith, both of who would have tied themselves to the USA even more firmly than Blair. It would not surprise me to see a substantial rise in the protest vote, with the Liberal Democrats, who were not supporters of the OTL war very much, benefitting.
Damn it, we need @iainbhx to chime in with his wisdom.
Always good stuff. Let's see how the ROK and China rebuild the north and how it will be gradually reunited with the southern ROK. I wonder how any of the surviving hostages from the 1979-80 Iran hostage crisis must be thinking about seeing the flag on the old embassy once again and also for American conservatives. These former hostages could give some useful advice on how to work with a new Iran.
At best, a Simeon of Bulgaria situation could be a thing, as I suggested before with previous updates noting the exiled Crown Prince but Sorairo mentioning no monarchical restoration, to me, foreshadowing such a development. And speaking of which, if Crown Prince Reza does try to enter Iranian politics, I imagine that Bulgarian events to serve as a sort of inspiration to him in such a move as this was during the time Simeon was Bulgarian PM.
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I’m glad no nukes were dropped. Honestly did not see that twist coming.
Very grim ending despite that though. I can also see edgelords on the internet ttl saying Kim was right and North Korea won in the end because everyone hates America now.
Very grim ending despite that though. I can also see edgelords on the internet ttl saying Kim was right and North Korea won in the end because everyone hates America now.