The Treason of the Spaniards

Adam Yoshida weblog ^ | 14 March 2004 | Adam Teiichi Yoshida

[Egg]

I don't blame the Spainiards for not wanting to be invovled in this war. I'll only question their timing should they immediately withdraw. A terrorist group's attack should always produce the opposite effect, lest they be encouraged.

[Lando Lincoln]

I disagree with the word treason also. Perhaps "capitulation"? Yoshida is, I gather, quite American but lives in Canada. I really don't know his background but he has written some good pieces in the past.

Lando

[TheSpottedOwl]

It's shameful to have such vile bitterness on FR for the pure purpose of scoring political points.

It's pretty low on the scale of vile bitterness. I've seen much worse here.

Spain has capitulated to the terrorists. Spain as we know it, is lost...maybe forever. I don't hate Spain, or her people. I am however thoroughly disgusted with their complete surrender.

I mentioned on another thread that Kerry is paying close attention to this. He's going to run with this, wait and see. Sometimes the truth is vile, but Kerry is a vile man.

[pj2000]

Those are some pretty harsh words for a country that has just elected a prime minister who has declared that the war on terrorism will be his 'top priority'. Is it not possible for people to disagree on how best to fight against terror?

To state that they have betrayed western civilization seems a bit over the top.

[Dane]

It's shameful to have such vile bitterness on FR for the pure purpose of scoring political points.

Huh, it seems your buddies, the terrorists, who are the ones who scored the politcal points with the capitualtion of the Spanish electorate.

[Dane]

The Spanish aren't cowards and traitors

No 43% of them are appeasers and capitulators to terrorism.

[wildbill]

My belief is that we will see many more bombings in Europe among our allies.

And the success of moving a percentage of the people over to the socialist/peace party and away from the leading conservative party of Aznar will show Al Queda that the strategy of bombing immediately before an election works.

I feel we will have a serious attack of some kind in the United States immediately before the election in November. By that time Kerry will have been forced by his partisans and by his own beliefs into a similar pronouncement that he will withdraw from Iraq.

[carton253]

Leftists and Chalabi Republicans on FR.

Cool---you got new names to call everyone one who doesn't agree with you.

[Atlantic Friend]

Indeed. And in that particular fight, Spain's thousands of law-enforcement and intelligence officers will weigh heavier than 2,000 troops in Iraq.

Frankly, I'd feel we're heading in the right direction if we all get our intelligence services together in one bid, bad, team sharing every bit of information they have to hit the terrorists where it really, really hurts. If Zapatero takes this road, then we'd better prepare to say "Sorry" to the whole Spanish nation.

[Fiddlstix]

[Cyber Liberty]

I think the word "collaboration" fits, too. We won't know until Spain goes French on us.

[Havisham]

Given Spain's capitulation at the popular level to al-Qaeda, my instincts tell me the British electorate will follow suit. In fact, the terrorists don't even have to carry out the attack they've no doubt already planned for London--Britain has already surrendered in the opinion polls. The West's identity is fatally weak in Europe. It's only a small consolation that the U.S. will exercise nemesis if attacked again.

[TexasRepublic]

I hope Spanish women like wearing burkas. The reconquest of Spain for Islam has begun!

[hchutch]

Sorry, but this post is only telling the bitter truth.

The results of the election in Spain are a victory for the terrorists. Now, maybe you admire cowardice like that which was shown Sunday, but it will come back to bite us in the end.

The terrorists kill our troops, and we fall back. They bomb our buildings, and we turn tail and run. No more. The line must be drawn here. No more retreating. No more giving in to what they want. Furthermore, they must PAY for what they have done.

Doing nothing might be the safe course of action, but the same is true of cowardice.

[Dane]

Given Spain's capitulation at the popular level to al-Qaeda, my instincts tell me the British electorate will follow suit. In fact, the terrorists don't even have to carry out the attack they've no doubt already planned for London--Britain has already surrendered in the opinion polls.

I don't think that the UK will have elections till 2006 or 2007.

The only thing that would trigger a new election would be a no confidence vote for Tony Blair, IIRC.

[xJones]

The Spanish people have shown stupidity and disdain for their own dead and wounded by this act. Their mourning should have been directed at the real object worthy of their wrath, that of Islamofacists.

They didn't get mad, they surrendered. Mission accomplished, and now let al-Queda move on to other countries.

[Hollywoodghost]

What will happen if--Three days before the presidental election 500 us boys are blown up in Iraq? The Dimocrats will say--"vote for me and I will bring the boys home." Many simpleminded folk will vote Dimo thinking it will save lives--until the next 9-11.

[raloxk]

500 of our boys in Iraq wont be blown up. You are really missing the point here. The reason that an attack took place in Madrid is because they CANT attack the coalition soliders in Iraq and are losing the battle there.

[Dog]

Amen....