We Are All Spaniards

The socialists have just won the election & Zapatero has
pledged to withdraw troops from Iraq. Looks like it's
down to the US, Britain, Australia and Poland. Rather
like last time.

With this election the Spanish have actually legitimized the very attackers
they supposedly revile, and endangered us all in the process.

This election will encourage the terrorists like nothing else has.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
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www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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With this election the Spanish have actually legitimized the very
attackers
they supposedly revile, and endangered us all in the process.

This election will encourage the terrorists like nothing else has.

How did you get from electing socialists to legitimizing Islam
fundamentalists?

Michael

legitimizing might have been the wrong word. However, it demonstrated to
them that terrorist acts can affect the elections of a sovereign nation.


"Michael 182" wrote in message
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"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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With this election the Spanish have actually legitimized the very
attackers
they supposedly revile, and endangered us all in the process.

This election will encourage the terrorists like nothing else has.

How did you get from electing socialists to legitimizing Islam
fundamentalists?

Michael

On Mon, 15 Mar 2004 03:03:19 GMT, "Roy Epperson"
wrote:

legitimizing might have been the wrong word. However, it demonstrated to
them that terrorist acts can affect the elections of a sovereign nation.


Too simple. The Spanish have resisted the Basques for decades.

Don

On Mon, 15 Mar 2004 05:21:28 GMT, Don Tuite
wrote:

Too simple. The Spanish have resisted the Basques for decades.

He's not talking about Basques. He's talking about Islamic terrorists,
who have just succeeded (as they will interpret it) in forcing Spain
to pull out of Iraq.

Of course the socialists might well have won without the bombing, and
would certainly have pulled out their troops, but nobody is going to
think of that. What they are going to think is this:

1) Spain joined the invasion of Iraq.

2) Spain got bombed by what seem to have been Islamic terrorists.

3) Spain pulled out of Iraq.

4) Bombing works, Q.E.D.


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Hi Dan,

Of course the socialists might well have won without the bombing, and
would certainly have pulled out their troops, but nobody is going to
think of that. What they are going to think is this:

1) Spain joined the invasion of Iraq.

2) Spain got bombed by what seem to have been Islamic terrorists.

3) Spain pulled out of Iraq.

4) Bombing works, Q.E.D.

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. To pull
out as what must be seen by the terrorists as a reaction to the bombing
is a very bad thing.

regards,
Friedrich

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"Friedrich Ostertag" wrote in message
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Hi Dan,

Of course the socialists might well have won without the bombing, and
would certainly have pulled out their troops, but nobody is going to
think of that. What they are going to think is this:

1) Spain joined the invasion of Iraq.

2) Spain got bombed by what seem to have been Islamic terrorists.

3) Spain pulled out of Iraq.

4) Bombing works, Q.E.D.

As much as I question the value of the military action in Iraq in terms
of the war on terror,

And an effective alternative is...what?

"Roy Epperson" wrote in message
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legitimizing might have been the wrong word. However, it demonstrated to
them that terrorist acts can affect the elections of a sovereign nation.


Is that not how the republicans got a majority in both houses after 911
what's your point?

Is that not how the republicans got a majority in both houses after 911
what's your point?

An absurd comparison, but -- even if your theory was true -- I doubt the
terrorists were hoping for a Republican majority.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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Is that not how the republicans got a majority in both houses after 911
what's your point?

An absurd comparison, but -- even if your theory was true -- I doubt the
terrorists were hoping for a Republican majority.

The whole of this thread is full of absurd comparisons why is more absurd
than saying that the Spanish voted in a socialist government because of the
bombing.

The Spanish voted in a Socialist government because the Right wing
government lied to then too often. Firdtly over the reasons for going to war
and then quickly blaming ETA when it appears not to be.

The government was punished for that - not to appease terrorists.