"Charles Gray" wrote in message
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On 16 Mar 2004 00:05:01 -0800,
(Tony Williams) wrote:

"Tony" wrote in message
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Well, we now have the first surrender in the War on Terror. Spain has
surrendered to Al Quada and will remove its troops from Iraq.
Do the Spanish really think that will be Al Quada's last demand?



It is facile to assume that the Spanish cower before terrorism. If the
bombers had been ETA, the result would have been strong support for
the existing government in its fight against terrorism. It's just that
Iraq has always been an unpopular cause there.

And it is very important to note that thier support for the invasion
of Afghanistan never flagged-- FOXNEWs aside, it is possible to be
allies and yet disagree on the course of action one needs to take--
and most of Europe felt that Iraq didn't need to be invaded.

Which is ironic given the opinion poll published by the BBC which
shows that more IRAQI's are in favor of the invasion than
opposed it and 70% thought things would be better as a result.

Keith