An Open Letter to the People of Spain

Homeland Security US ^ | March 15, 2004 | Laura Mansfield

[Calpernia]

An Open Letter to the People of Spain

by Laura Mansfield, Analyst

The terrorist attack that massacred 200 of your countrymen, and injured over a thousand, was a horrific act. The world grieves with you. We all know it could have happened to our people in our countries just as easily as it happened in Madrid last Thursday.

But no matter how tragic and horrible that act was, it was not a victory for the terrorists.

The victory for the terrorists in Spain came on Sunday.

The professed goal of the attack, according to numerous Al Qaeda communiques, was to punish Spain for its support of the United States in the war against Iraq.

Sunday, in your free elections, you voted to place the communist party in power. This morning your new leadership announced that it would withdraw the Spanish troops from Iraq, and in effect abandon the coalition.

Your actions proved beyond the shadow of a doubt to Al Qaeda that if they kill enough people in a mass casualty attack that they can swing the popular vote. You've proved that they can influence elections.

You have just guaranteed that the United States will sustain a mass casualty terrorist action on our soil before our November elections. After all, maybe we too can be frightened into a policy of isolationalism. You probably also doomed Tony Blair's government in England to the same fate. How many will die in terror attacks in the United States and England in order for the terrorists to try and intimidate us?

In 1937, your countryman Pablo Picasso created a masterpiece depicting the horrors of wars in Guernica.

That same year, British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain made this statement: "We should seek by all means in our power to avoid war, by analyzing possible causes, by trying to remove them, by discussion in a spirit of collaboration and good will." He entered into a policy of appeasement with Germany, instead of taking a stand and drawing a line in the sands of time. The end result was that Adolf Hitler had more time to strengthen his hold on power and perpetrate a holocaust not just on the Jews of Germany, but on much of Europe.

At the same time, your countrymen were giving their lives in a struggle for freedom in Spain.

You were not afraid in 1937. Where is the courage of 1937?

The message you sent to Al Qaeda yesterday was clear. "Please don't threaten us; please don't kill our people; we'll do what you want us to do."

Why are you allowing the terrorists to intimidate you now? Why do you let them win?

What happened?

I leave you now with the words "Hasta la Vista". Call us when you need us. You will be calling; your actions in response to the Madrid terrorism attack guaranteed it. And when you call us, we will come and help. Even if Al Qaeda threatens us and attacks us. We don't let fear cower us into appeasement or surrender. That's the kind of people we are.

[Calpernia]

Guernica - Pablo Picasso

[Calpernia]

The terrorist attack that massacred 200 of your countrymen, and injured over a thousand, was a horrific act. The world grieves with you. We all know it could have happened to our people in our countries just as easily as it happened in Madrid last Thursday.

But no matter how tragic and horrible that act was, it was not a victory for the terrorists.

The victory for the terrorists in Spain came on Sunday.

[Alamo-Girl]

Bump!

[Calpernia]

Already posted here: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1098017/posts

[MeekOneGOP]

Thanks, Cal !

An Open Letter to the People of Spain

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[lilylangtree]

With spines weak as water, the Spanish is just beginning to taste what these terrorists are going to do. Rather than stand and fight, the Spanish are turning tail and running.

[Aeronaut]

Wait a minute! Didn't the left say there was no connection between Iraq and al Quaida? Why would al Quaida then retaliate against Spain?

Oh, right, they're liberals. Facts are irrelevant.

[Vets_Husband_and_Wife]

The thing is, I think by selecting a communist and basically caving to the terrorist they may be left alone for now (for the relative short term). That way al Queda wins for now and it will encourage co-operation from other countries who also LIVE in fear.

Communism will fourishes and slowly but surely the Spanish people will lose their individual freedoms. It isn't a "quick" death like they suffered on Sunday.. but a slow death of that freedom. Something Americans treasure and would die for.

Yes, they put us all in grievious danger. We all know that. And it was the "epitome" of cowardess. But it's done. Now so many brave countries may suffer the consequences of their actions. That is the worst part of it all.

We are both sickened by their actions. But very proud of their brave PM who has aleady decided bot to run. History will be kind to him in the long run. God Bless Prime Minister José María Aznar.

Whoa to the Country of Spain who took the ill begotten "easy" way out. We all know it was but "the blink of an eye" compared to what will be their future. Freedom is never "easily" won. But in the LONG run, it has always been worth fighting for. What a sad day in history. To think they elected their government based on emotions! They will go down in history as cowards. They gave this to their children and grandchildren and forced it upon the children and grandchildren of others.

God forgive them.

[Klein-Bottle]

Spain has put England and the United States in danger. The terror weapon has been refined until it can now be used to its best effects.

They discovered their mistakes. It is not effective against Israel because security is such that while ten to twenty individuals may be killed per incident, mass casualties have been avoided. Small attacks against American embassies or ships are ineffective because the country is so large that we don’t care. Large attacks against an America with a “war-time” president are detrimental as we brought the war to them.

The solution is American regime change and Spain has shown the way. A mass casualty attack against America civilians is initiated 48 – 72 hours before the election. The dems take to the streets chanting, “The bombs dropped on Baghdad are exploding in America”. The families, fresh from their loss, are placed on television accusing the lying Bush of killing their kin. The television armchair experts explain how the administration has made real or imagined security mistakes.

Kerry could be elected. It can happen here.

If America withdraws from the fight, we will not come to Spain or Europe’s aid. The question is; will we have the will to help ourselves?

My personnal solution is to make additional donations to the Bush Election Fund, and pray for my country.