[Lando Lincoln]

Lando

[Lando Lincoln]

Adam Yoshida ping.

Lando

[JohnGalt]

So much hate directed at a country in mourning.

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

[squarebarb]

The next terrorist bombing in Spain will come when they

a.) try those responsible
b.) convict those responsible
c.) execute or imprison those responsible.

They will bomb with a demand that the brothers be freed, or that the brothers not be tried, or that the brothers not be imprisoned.

They got what they wanted March 13, so why not?

[Publius6961]

Save for later read.

I do have a minor quibble however. "Treason" is inappropriate in this context: "treachery" is the appropriate word. A translation error?

[PISANO]

More than anything else what this demonstrates is the folly of relying upon “allies” to wage the war on terrorism.

Great point.....one that George Bush KNOWS WELL and John 'EFFING' Kerry completely rejects.

[HitmanLV]

I'm sorry but all this kind of talk on FR and elsewhere in the last day is a huge turnoff.

Calling an election reslult 'Treason' is terribly misplaced, and smacks of the hysterics that we usually see on the left side of the aisle.

We are a tougher and more resilient breed than our liberal friends, who seem to find a catastrophe in even the most mundane situations.

Yea, things could have gone better in Spain, but realize that the shift was in only a few seats, giving power to the decidedly weaker party vis a vis national defense.

I am certain there are many, many Spainiards who are alarmed because of this development. It's their neck, after all.

Those seeking to blame the media in Spain, or the voters, or whoever, are looking in the wrong place.

Enough folks in Spain - a small number, relatively, changed their vote after the terror attack that killed 200 and injured over 1000. We can speculate as to why they changed their vote - fear could be it, I really don't know.

In any event, from our perspective, it was 'gut check time' and they missed the gut check. That's not to say everyone in the country did. Only that enough of them did to make a difference.

So lets temper the hysterics. I think some folks in Spain made a bad decision. They will pay the price for it, no doubt. We will pay some kind of price for it to, I expect.

This was a bump on the road - anyone who expected to win every battle in the war on terror must have been living in fantasyland.

So come on, folks, toughen up and dig the heels in. We have an election in the USA we need to win. What Spain does short term is something we have to deal with, but its not the end of the cause, not by a longshot.

Anyone thinking it is should go find a new cause - our cause doesn't need people like them!

[Non-Sequitur]

Spain has fallen to the terrorists. We cannot let it happen here, no matter the cost.

So is Yoshida suggesting that we cancel the election? Set up our own Caudillo? Our strength, and that of Spain, is that for better or worse the people get a say in the way we conduct our business. The people of Spain have decided overwhelmingly that they don't want to see their government following the policies that they are following, so they voted them out of office. If Yoshida doesn't like democracy then maybe he would be happier where he didn't have to put up with it?

[Archie Bunker on steroids]

Because of how Spain voted, the terrorists will leave them alone. They will be back though.....5, 10, 20 years from now. They'll be back to thank those spineless socialist nations that let them grow in strength. They'll return to express their appreciation...in their own special "Religion of Peace" way.

[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.

[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.

[Fiddlstix]

[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!

[hosepipe]

On the otherhand, the budding and extant revolution in Iran is gaining momentum... Looseing Spain in this war is well, like loseing a sock in the wash.. makeing the other one worthless.. no big deal.. its like looseing Canada.. which is like you run out of duct-tape..

[F16Fighter]

A vote for John Kerry is an act of moral cowardice, of unbridled stupidity, of wanton immorality, and, indeed, of treason against all that is good and decent in the world."

Will all this fit on a bumper-sticker?

[Tempest]

Nothing treasonous about it. Just cowardly.

[Enduring Freedom]

WWARD?

What would Ayn Rand do?

She'd howl at the ignorance and transparentness of pathetic Galt, then fry him like a bug on a wire.

Socialists, in all forms, are the most despicable instruments of death wherever they are found.

Anti-life, anti-human. Evil.

[lainde]

Lando I'm becoming a huge Adam Yoshido fan! Bump and thanks for your superb reading list!

[dalebert]

I think they should have postponed the election for a period of mourning in respect for the 200 citizens they lost in the terror attack. I am sure those families are still in mourning. The liberals seemed ready in advance to use the attack for political gain.

[GiovannaNicoletta]

Awesome article.

Thanks for posting.