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You are spot on. If the Spanish pull out now they will surely be seen as a big looser. And no one, not even a socalist, want's to have a loss rubbed in their face.

Also, this message from the terrorists will be viewed as gloating and taunting. This was a tactical blunder for the terrorists, they should have left well enough alone. But then we (freepers) know that that was never their intention anyway.

If the Spanish Govt does pull troops then the Spanish people will probably take to the streets and I think the spainsh people are already having second thoughts about that election.

The Spanish Govt doesn't have many options and are caught in a no win situation.

They have to pull troops to appease the terrorists. And the minute they do, the terrorists will taunt them a second time with a message that rubs the collective Spainsh nose in defeat.

Then they have to some how convince the Spanish people that they actually didn't get their collective ass kicked and then retreated in humiliation for all the world to see.

This will backfire for the the radical isalmists as well because the rest of the world has seen the example that Spain has set and no one wants to be seen as a simpering wimp.

Just my .02 cents worth.