Jay Honeck wrote:

As much as I question the value of the military action in Iraq in terms
of the war on terror, I have to agree with you and Jay here.

the invasion of Iraq has nothing to do (at least in the first months)
with terrorism. It was to enforce the search on WMD and maybe a little
bit
against
Saddam Hussein and his regime (originally fundend by whom?).

Whether we agree on this point or not is irrelevant.

What is relevant is what the terrorists perceive. They have now seen
that "Bomb+Massive Casualties=Troops out of the Middle East."

No matter how you cut it, there is nothing good here. We are all much
more vulnerable, thanks to the Spanish.

....there is nothing good here, indeed.

So what were the Spanish supposed to do? On the one hand we acknowledge that
the real reason they voted out the incumbent is they were dissatisfied -
which, of course, is just democracy in action. On the other hand we believe
the terrorists preceive the election results as a victory for their side.

Seems like the only alternative left would be for the Spanish to vote for a
government they didn't want.

No matter how you cut it, there is nothing good here. (C. Jay Honeck)

--
Frank....H