[atomicpossum]

Goodbye, Europe.

[nwrep]

PING

[areafiftyone]

Here we goooooo! I guess the new prime minister was one of the foreign leaders that supports Kerry. It figures - socialists love Kerry!

[TXBSAFH]

I guess his wife is being fiutted for her berqua (SP?) now.

[nuconvert]

Oh, Good Start.

Sheesh.........Adios

[txzman]

It is simply shocking that these people, having lived through Hitler, Franco and the Spanish Civil War, would have such a position.

Do they not remember Neville Chamberlain? Perhaps they are that ignorant.

[tbpiper]

It is clear that using force is not the answer to resolving the conflict with terrorists

Waiting with baited breath (sorry, anchovies) to hear what his alternative is.

[Jeff Head]

Fool

[conservativecorner]

It's the 1930's all over again for europe. Let them eat cake when they come calling for help.

[January24th]

Go read www.steynonline.com for a pithy observation about this. Excerpt:

In his penultimate public appearance, the late Osama bin Laden, broadcasting from his cave in the early hours of the Afghan campaign, listed among his principal grievances "the tragedy of Andalusia" – that is, the end of Muslim rule in Spain in 1492. That's 512 years ago, but the al-Qa'ida guys are in no mood to (as the Democrats used to urge Republicans in the Clinton impeachment era) "move on". After half a millennium, even Paula Jones would have thrown in the towel. But not these fellows. They're still settling scores from the 15th century. They might not get around to Johnny-come-lately grievances such as Iraq until the early 2600s. ....
....
Even if you'd avoided Iraq or Andalusia or British banks or Pilger or any other affront to Islamist sensibilities, you'd still be a target. As the PR guy for the Islamic Army of Aden said after blowing up that French tanker: "We would have preferred to hit a US frigate, but no problem because they are all infidels." Commissioner Keelty is confusing old-school terrorism – blowing the legs off grannies as a means to an end – with the new: blowing the legs off grannies is the end.

[Marylander]

carried out by Islamic extremists linked to Al-Qaeda as punishment for Spain's help in the invasion and occupation of Iraq.

Does that prove Saddam had links to Al-Qaeda?

[nuconvert]

“The first thing I will do when I am elected is to go to the United States and support John Kerry,"

That's what he said last week.

Que lastima

[syriacus]

The leftists, here and abroad, had insisted there was no connection between al Qaeda and Iraq.

Now that Madrid is attacked by al Qaeda, the leftists insist that it is partly because of Spain's involvement in Iraq.

It's apparent from the knee-jerk Spanish response to the bombings, that
the Europeans already believed there was an Iraq-Al Qaeda connection

[chemicalman]

Another one added to the shtlist.

[petercooper]

stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid spaniards

[Manic_Episode]

Yes, terrorism works, and appeasement is the answer. /sarcasm

Children also should never be spanked, and when they get out of hand always let them have their way. This will teach them the right lesson and will make the world a better place.

[roses of sharon]

But, I thought Iraq had nothing to do with terrorism?

[ladtx]

Spain's prime minister-elect Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero vowed to withdraw troops from Iraq and criticised US President George W. Bush ...

Hmmm--funny, Zapatero doesn't sound French. However, if you throw up you hands after being attacked by terrorists and surrender you gotta be.

[dirtboy]

"It is clear that using force is not the answer to resolving the conflict with terrorists," Prodi said.

You don't reason with a mad dog, Prodi, or try to appease it by giving it a treat. You shoot it.

[Kakaze]

" "You can't bomb a people just in case" they pose a perceived threat, Zapatero said in statements just five days before the first anniversary of the March 20 start of the war. "

Even if he's not for preemptive strikes, his lack of, intestinal fortitude when confronted with an attack on his own people is sickening.