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Post by american2006 on Oct 24, 2020 15:12:31 GMT
Ted Cruz had called an emergency meeting of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in the White House. The American leader calls the meeting to order. “Welcome, friends, I’m glad to be able to meet with you all here in the White House. I have something I need to propose to the body of NATO, if I may.” “You called a meeting of the worlds most powerful leaders for a tidbit of policy! We have ambassadors you know!” PM Theresa May says. “I won’t call it a tidbit. First, I propose the admittance of 42 countries into NATO, and I propose amending the Constitution of NATO to reflect a new global nature, the Global Treaty Organization.” Gasps go around the room. “My, why!” The Prime Minister of Canada says. “To protect our mutual allies around the world, and the stop China, Russia, North Korea, Iran, and Iraq from expanding their spheres of influence.” “I have no objection.” The lame duck president of Germany says. “Let’s vote on this.” The final vote is 20-8, adopting countries around the world, from Argentina to Japan to Israel to Mexico, into the worlds most powerful alliance. This enraged the enemies of NATO, most especially North Korea. Kim Jon-Un. In a statement on February 2nd, days after the NATO White House conference, Kim said “The Americans, in their adoption of a rebel state in the southern region of our beautiful peninsula, risk war with our nation.” Cruz, in response, tweeted out, “North Korea is a small mouse trying to fight a bear.” This resulted in the Democrats nicknaming Cruz, ‘The Bear,’ a nickname he fully embraced. North Korea, however, was not appeased. Military units began to guard the armistice line with South Korea, and then North Korea’s navy blockaded Seoul. American naval vessels then surrounded the comparatively small North Korean fleet, forcing North Korea to stand down. The North Korean Crisis now resolved, and NATO members on all continents, Cruz began with a popular foreign policy and an approval rating of 63%. However, not all was well in the world. The Middle East, Central Asia, and Kashmir all would become points of conflict internationally, but closer to home, a Supreme Court seat still sat vacant...
Right, If we assume it could be done on a simple majority vote it wouldn't occur at the drop of an hat like that, even if just stating an intent to invite those nations to join. Furthermore I suspect that at least some of those 42 would raise questions on things like political and economic stability as well as human rights. I know Israel is unlikely to be acceptable to many because of their activities on the west bank and the very hostile reaction that would occur from the Muslim world. Similarly if your including Taiwan, not only is that not accepted as a national state, including by the US it would have China up in arms, quite probably literally.
Also has Cruz actually sounded out those 42 nations themselves? I suspect not as no way such an idea could be kept secret but I wonder if all of them would be willing to join if it ties them to assorted political and military commitments, especially at such short notice.
Cruz had reached these fourth two nations, I just didnt put that in their because it would be massive. The vast majority are smaller American nations like Jamaica and Mexico, and although their will be controversy with some (such as Israel), the majority are just a drop in the bucket, making the de facto reflect the de jure. |
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Post by gillan1220 on Oct 26, 2020 8:32:29 GMT
A great take on another alternate 2016 Presidential Election! This timeline has potential. Back in the other forum, there is a scenario called " In Cruz We Trust" in which a Ted Cruz presidency becomes a dystopian timeline. Sadly, that timeline was never finished and fell into necromancy. I wonder how Cruz will handle illegal immigration from Mexico and Central America as well as the trade war with China. One thing for sure, we won't have a President in the Oval that keeps on mentioning to build a wall. I have a slight criticism about NATO expanding. It won't be that easy like how new countries would be added overnight and expanding into the Asia-Pacific would cause alarm for China, North Korea, and Russia. That's equivalent of saying the Soviet Union would annex Cuba as an overseas SSR just after the 1959 revolution. I did have a take on an alternate NATO as part of a graphic/map challenge and I included small Caribbean nations and some North African countries. I doubt Argentina would want to join NATO though judging by how they still have territorial disputes with Britain over the Falklands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.  Lastly, I'd like to think some major events are butterflied away such as George Floyd's death and the Coronavirus pandemic. |
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Post by american2006 on Oct 26, 2020 11:54:05 GMT
A great take on another alternate 2016 Presidential Election! This timeline has potential. Back in the other forum, there is a scenario called " In Cruz We Trust" in which a Ted Cruz presidency becomes a dystopian timeline. Sadly, that timeline was never finished and fell into necromancy. I wonder how Cruz will handle illegal immigration from Mexico and Central America as well as the trade war with China. One thing for sure, we won't have a President in the Oval that keeps on mentioning to build a wall. I have a slight criticism about NATO expanding. It won't be that easy like how new countries would be added overnight and expanding into the Asia-Pacific would cause alarm for China, North Korea, and Russia. That's equivalent of saying the Soviet Union would annex Cuba as an overseas SSR just after the 1959 revolution. I did have a take on an alternate NATO as part of a graphic/map challenge and I included small Caribbean nations and some North African countries. I doubt Argentina would want to join NATO though judging by how they still have territorial disputes with Britain over the Falklands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. Lastly, I'd like to think some major events are butterflied away such as George Floyd's death and the Coronavirus pandemic. Floyd’s death is, Coronavirus sadly is not. There will be other talk on NATO members duking it out soon, but essentially it would just be paper work. If your an ally of the US, by extension your an ally of NATO. Of course the Middle East, Kashmir, and Falklands will be subjects of later chapters, but remember, there a Supreme Court vacancy to fill. |
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Post by gillan1220 on Oct 26, 2020 12:01:16 GMT
A great take on another alternate 2016 Presidential Election! This timeline has potential. Back in the other forum, there is a scenario called " In Cruz We Trust" in which a Ted Cruz presidency becomes a dystopian timeline. Sadly, that timeline was never finished and fell into necromancy. I wonder how Cruz will handle illegal immigration from Mexico and Central America as well as the trade war with China. One thing for sure, we won't have a President in the Oval that keeps on mentioning to build a wall. I have a slight criticism about NATO expanding. It won't be that easy like how new countries would be added overnight and expanding into the Asia-Pacific would cause alarm for China, North Korea, and Russia. That's equivalent of saying the Soviet Union would annex Cuba as an overseas SSR just after the 1959 revolution. I did have a take on an alternate NATO as part of a graphic/map challenge and I included small Caribbean nations and some North African countries. I doubt Argentina would want to join NATO though judging by how they still have territorial disputes with Britain over the Falklands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. Lastly, I'd like to think some major events are butterflied away such as George Floyd's death and the Coronavirus pandemic. Floyd’s death is, Coronavirus sadly is not. There will be other talk on NATO members duking it out soon, but essentially it would just be paper work. If your an ally of the US, by extension your an ally of NATO. Of course the Middle East, Kashmir, and Falklands will be subjects of later chapters, but remember, there a Supreme Court vacancy to fill. Over at the other forum, there was this scenario where Hillary Clinton won in 2016 and people are wondering how she will deal with the Coronavirus. I and a few others were quick to point out that a POD being four year apart would generally reset the timeline and the right bat coming into contact be unlikely. However, I respect the author's decision. The U.S. has a major non-NATO ally status to 18 countries in OTL. The most recent to join this designation is Brazil under the Trump administration. I'm sure Cruz would designate more MNNAs here.  |
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Post by american2006 on Oct 26, 2020 12:49:35 GMT
Floyd’s death is, Coronavirus sadly is not. There will be other talk on NATO members duking it out soon, but essentially it would just be paper work. If your an ally of the US, by extension your an ally of NATO. Of course the Middle East, Kashmir, and Falklands will be subjects of later chapters, but remember, there a Supreme Court vacancy to fill. Over at the other forum, there was this scenario where Hillary Clinton won in 2016 and people are wondering how she will deal with the Coronavirus. I and a few others were quick to point out that a POD being four year apart would generally reset the timeline and the right bat coming into contact be unlikely. However, I respect the author's decision. The U.S. has a major non-NATO ally status to 18 countries in OTL. The most recent to join this designation is Brazil under the Trump administration. I'm sure Cruz would designate more MNNAs here. The MNNA all end up in NATO in this scenario, as well as the very nation in the Americas outside Venezuela and Cuba, India, and I think that’s all. As per COVID-19, Isee it as a general likability things will stay the same. The closer to the POD the more likely it stays the same. |
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Post by gillan1220 on Oct 26, 2020 12:59:15 GMT
Over at the other forum, there was this scenario where Hillary Clinton won in 2016 and people are wondering how she will deal with the Coronavirus. I and a few others were quick to point out that a POD being four year apart would generally reset the timeline and the right bat coming into contact be unlikely. However, I respect the author's decision. The U.S. has a major non-NATO ally status to 18 countries in OTL. The most recent to join this designation is Brazil under the Trump administration. I'm sure Cruz would designate more MNNAs here. The MNNA all end up in NATO in this scenario, as well as the very nation in the Americas outside Venezuela and Cuba, India, and I think that’s all. As per COVID-19, Isee it as a general likability things will stay the same. The closer to the POD the more likely it stays the same. So NATO will be renamed here? or it will stay as NATO? |
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Post by american2006 on Oct 26, 2020 13:55:36 GMT
The MNNA all end up in NATO in this scenario, as well as the very nation in the Americas outside Venezuela and Cuba, India, and I think that’s all. As per COVID-19, Isee it as a general likability things will stay the same. The closer to the POD the more likely it stays the same. So NATO will be renamed here? or it will stay as NATO? It will be renamed the Global Treaty Organization, but in all function it will still be NATO. |
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Post by american2006 on Oct 31, 2020 22:36:08 GMT
In 2016, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Antonin Scalia died unexpectedly. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell blocked any attempt by then-President Barack Obama to nominate anyone else to the court. However, then-President Obama is no longer President, and Ted Cruz is now at the helm. The Cruz Administration announced on February 7th that it would nominate Utah Senator Mike Lee to the Supreme Court. The GOP, as elected, had a 51-49 majority for the GOP. However, Cruz had resigned on January 20th and Mike Lee, out of principle, refused to vote on his own nomination. The Republicans would need to win over at least on Democrat to put Mike Lee on the court.
Only a few Democrats seemed likely to vote for their colleague. Among them was Bill Nelson of Florida, Claire McCaskill of Missouri, and Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota. Each was a vulnerable, moderate Democrat from a traditionally Republican or swing state. Quickly, Senator Nelson shot down the proposition. Senator Heitkamp said she would vote in favor of the appointment after being courted by some republicans.
In a 49-47 vote (Sen. McCaskill also voted for Lee, surprising many) Senator Mike Lee became the first Utahn and first Mormon to serve on the Supreme Court. This however left the Republicans at a disadvantage. With Lee and Cruz no longer in the Senate, there where two vacancies on the Supreme Court. In Utah, Governor Gary Herbert appointed Mitt Romney to the US Senate. In Texas, Governor Greg Abbott nominated Texas AG Dan Paxton to the US Senate, leaving a vacancy that would become the source of contention in 2018. With a GOP majority in the Senate and the Court, the GOP looked set for the next crisis.
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Post by american2006 on Nov 3, 2020 18:47:07 GMT
With the GTO up and running and the SCOTUS filled, President Cruz and the nation turned there sights to the next threat to the United States in March 2017: North Korea. North Korea at the behest of it s leader Kim Jon-Un, began testing ICBMs that would have a range reaching from North Korean military bases to to Chicago in the United States.
In January 2017, Barack Obama briefed then-President elect Ted Cruz on the situation with North Korea, saying it would take a lot to bring down the power and that it should be the United States number 1 priority. In February with the expansion of NATO into GTO, North Korea began to get a little more feisty. Ted Cruz gave a public statement on March 2nd provoking Kim Jon-Un; saying “If North Korea does not stop the testing of ICBM and vow to eradicate its nuclear arsenal by 2018, the United States will be forced to take military action.” This was affirmed by Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis. Kim Jon-Un refused to budge, saying Cruz was bluffing. The United States responded by sending in the US Navy into the waters surrounding North Korea and lined up tanks along the border. Kim, seeing the boats in the water, asked China for assistance. However, China refused to get involved, citing relations with the United States as more important.
Then, on March 25th, 2017, President Cruz announced that covert operatives had engaged in an operation that destroyed North Korean Nuclear missile capacity. He also announced that the ultimatum still applied, and that Kim Jon-Un would have until April 1st, 2017 to commit. With a joint American-South Korean-Japanese force on the border of North Korea, the troops and citizens throughout North Korea revolted, and Kim Jon-Un was assassinated in March 31st, 2017 at 10:38 PM. GTO forces backed down as the North Korean People’s Government, the new government formed in the transitional period, announced that they wanted to integrate into South Korea and that they would do so over the course of a year. Parades where held throughout GTO countries and a South Korean representative in their national government nominated President Cruz for the Nobel Peace Prize awards later that year. With North Korea effectively dealt with, the next item on President Cruz’s agenda and the sights of the nation turned to the Middle East, to deal with a problem that plagued the past two administrations.
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Post by american2006 on Nov 7, 2020 0:27:16 GMT
The Cruz Administration's focus remained on Foreign Policy in April as American forces remained in Syria. At the time, Kurdish Rebel Groups seemed to be in complete control of Northern Syria and Iraq, but the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria and Al-Qaeda remained strong in the region. Cruz announced a new policy in Syria labelled 'All In.' The United States of America put 65 million Americans in the region to fight the war. This policy was initially unpopular, and Cruz's popularity fell below 50% for the first time, hitting a low of 44%. However, those forces were primarily intended to fight ISIS and Al-Qaeda. On April 4th, Cruz decided to risk relations with Turkey by calling a meeting of the Global Treaty Organization were they ratified Kurdistan and Rojava as a independent nations. This conference, held in St. Louis, made Kurdistan, Iraq, Lebanon, Turkey, and Rojava as all at peace with each other and backing the Syrian Rebels against ISIS and the Islamic Republic of Syria.
The first forces came in from four places, from Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and from the coast. The Islamic Republic of Syria collapsed, and the Republic of Syria became the recognized government of the region. Finally, all forces (except Russia, who had now pulled out of the war) centered in on ISIS. Surrounded by GTO forces, they collapsed and would never be revived.
This record achievement, crystalized by the defeat of the last ISIS holdout on May 17th, 2017, got Ted Cruz nominated to his second nobel peace prize by the Prime Minister of the Republic of Syria, who with Kurdistan and Rojava joined the GTO. Cruz then earned the nickname of the Cruzer, having cruised through every foreign policy aspect that had come his way thus far, although future flare ups would still happen. Then came the Jerusalem event.
Israel had long been a nation many refused to recognize or normalize relations with in the Middle East, except for two GTO member states, Egypt and Jordan. President Cruz and Prime Minister Netanyahu called an international summit of ambassadors to Jerusalem, the capital of Israel. The two sides were well defined, Israel verus the Islamic nations in the GTO (namely, Morocco, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Baharian, Kuwait, Pakistan, and Afghanistan, as well as Egypt and Jordan who had full ties with Israel.) The Republic of Syria quickly backed Israel after all, much aide for their government during the civil war had come from Israel. Eventually, a compromise was reached between Arab Sovereignty in the region and Israel Sovereignty. Israel would be recognized by all members of the GTO if they agreed to allow Gaza and the West Bank to become independent districts of the nation who would be able to vote in National elections. The Palestinians agreed to this, and the Unified State of Israel and Palestine had evolved out of the State of Israel. This ended many decades and centuries of warfare in the Middle East. However, it wasn't quite over. Sudan, Libya, Algeria, Iraq, Oman, and Yemen refused to recognize the state. However, polls in the US swung Cruz's way, with him hitting a record high 71% approval rating on July 4th, 2017, however their was domestic policy at home that also played into this.
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Post by gillan1220 on Nov 7, 2020 12:04:46 GMT
With a joint American-South Korean-Japanese force on the border of North Korea, the troops and citizens throughout North Korea revolted, and Kim Jon-Un was assassinated in March 31st, 2017 at 10:38 PM. GTO forces backed down as the North Korean People’s Government, the new government formed in the transitional period, announced that they wanted to integrate into South Korea and that they would do so over the course of a year. Parades where held throughout GTO countries and a South Korean representative in their national government nominated President Cruz for the Nobel Peace Prize awards later that year. With North Korea effectively dealt with, the next item on President Cruz’s agenda and the sights of the nation turned to the Middle East, to deal with a problem that plagued the past two administrations. While Japan did reinterpret Article 9 in 2015 to come into the defense of their allies, there is no way South Korea would allow a JSDF force to assemble in the DMZ. Anger towards Japanese atrocities still happens in both Koreas and this would have caused disagreement between the US-ROK-Japan alliance. Japan can however provide naval and air support. |
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Post by american2006 on Nov 7, 2020 13:42:26 GMT
With a joint American-South Korean-Japanese force on the border of North Korea, the troops and citizens throughout North Korea revolted, and Kim Jon-Un was assassinated in March 31st, 2017 at 10:38 PM. GTO forces backed down as the North Korean People’s Government, the new government formed in the transitional period, announced that they wanted to integrate into South Korea and that they would do so over the course of a year. Parades where held throughout GTO countries and a South Korean representative in their national government nominated President Cruz for the Nobel Peace Prize awards later that year. With North Korea effectively dealt with, the next item on President Cruz’s agenda and the sights of the nation turned to the Middle East, to deal with a problem that plagued the past two administrations. While Japan did reinterpret Article 9 in 2015 to come into the defense of their allies, there is no way South Korea would allow a JSDF force to assemble in the DMZ. Anger towards Japanese atrocities still happens in both Koreas and this would have caused disagreement between the US-ROK-Japan alliance. Japan can however provide naval and air support. While everything you've pointed out is true short of South Korea not letting Japan and US forces gather there. One, there are already troops patrolling the border, two North Korea has a large military that South Korea knows they can't fend off themselves. And yes, sentiment from WWII still exists, but right now the South Koreans are a little more concerned about North Korea. Of course, there would of been high tension. And in all reality, the US Army would just include the JSDF as regular units. But yes, there would of been tension. |
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Post by american2006 on Nov 7, 2020 14:04:33 GMT
On March 20th, 2017, Diane Black, Representative in the House of Reps. from Tennessee's Sixth District introduced the American Health Care Act of 2017. The introduction of this bill sparked controversy throughout the nation. The House of Representatives was polarized into two camps- the Opposition and the Support. The Opposition, formed of Tuesday Group Republicans and Democrats, opposed the bill. The bill would repeal the Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare) and instead replace it with very basic government assistance for those in need of a medical procedure. It passed the House in a 217-213 vote. In the Senate, it was co-sponsored by Senator Dan Paxton of Texas, but four Republican's votes where unknown: Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), John McCain (R-AZ), Mitt Romney (R-UT), and Susan Collins (R-ME). Collins and Murkowski announced off the bat that they wouldn't support Cruzcare, and then Romney announced his support for the bill. It would all come down to Senator John McCain to tie the vote and to have Vice President Bush be the tiebreaker. When the day of the vote came, Senator McCain voted in favor of the bill, citing a phone call from President Cruz as his reason. With that, it was a 50-50 tie in the Senate, and Vice President Jeb Bush in favor of the bill.
This was soon strongly opposed by Democrats everywhere. Republicans popularity rose and they began to look at Senate seats that they could win over in the 2018 midterms.
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Post by gillan1220 on Nov 7, 2020 16:00:17 GMT
What other events will be butterflied here?
Will the "Battle of Berkeley" still occur?
What about the Congressional Baseball shooting or the Las Vegas mass shooting? I'm also curious if terrorist attacks will still occur in the UK such as the Ariana Grande concert, the London Bridge attack, Finsbury terror attack, Greenfell Tower, and the Parsons Green bombing?
What about Parkland? Does it still occur here?
Also with the North Korean question solved, that means the January 2018 false alarm is butterflied away.
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Post by american2006 on Nov 7, 2020 16:05:01 GMT
What other events will be butterflied here? Will the "Battle of Berkeley" still occur? What about the Congressional Baseball shooting or the Las Vegas mass shooting? I'm also curious if terrorist attacks will still occur in the UK such as the Ariana Grande concert, the London Bridge attack, Finsbury terror attack, Greenfell Tower, and the Parsons Green bombing? What about Parkland? Does it still occur here? Also with the North Korean question solved, that means the January 2018 false alarm is butterflied away. They will not happen, but alternate events similar to them will occur. |
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