Incoming Spanish Prime Minister Zapaterio refuses to OK rotation of Spanish troops.

Costa Blanco News (Spain) ^ | April 2, 2004

[brydic1]

SPANISH troops scheduled to relieve those deployed in Iraq were held up at Zaragoza Airport on Monday due to a political challenge between the new government and the acting PP government. PM José María Aznar ordered the cancellation of the flight to Kuwait as incoming PM José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero would not issue a letter allowing the troops to be relieved.

[brydic1]

Zapaterio suggested that instead of being relieved that the Spanish troops just be brought back home immediately.

[Ciexyz]

That whole situation in Spain is sounding more and more like an Inspector Clouseau movie.

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[Viking2002]

I think Spain will soon realize that their momentary fit of cowardice is going to cause them a lot of unwanted pain down the road.

[scoastie]

now that is really the smart thing to do...react to the terrorists further by bringing the troops home stat....that will show the terrorists how serious Spain is..Zapatero needs to just turn the country over to Ayman Zawahari and all Spaniards need to leave; after all, it needs to go back to the Moors...

[scoastie]

it already is....

[HarryCaul]

He's being revealed as a more and more incompetent leader every day. Spain will pay for their vote, not through increased terrorism, but merely by suffering the leadership of a man selected without thought.

[America's Resolve]

Well, the terrorists DID give them only 4 weeks to bring the troops home. So logistics being what they are, they'll just get in under the wire to meet the terrorists demands as it is, so no need to send more troops to Iraq to muck up the situation.

Gotta do what the terrorists demand, then go hide under their beds, dontcha know.

Cowards

[Polybius]

He's being revealed as a more and more incompetent leader every day. Spain will pay for their vote, not through increased terrorism, but merely by suffering the leadership of a man selected without thought.

Aznar had been expected to win so Zapatero was a "sacrificial candidate". A Prime Minister in his early 40's is pushing the limit but this guy acts with the maturity of someone in his early 20's.

[jungleboy]

I see a puppet on a string.

[Mo1]

This PM is an idiot and will soon learn that you don't bend over to terrorists

[prairiebreeze]

He did this after the bomb discovered just Friday on the RR tracks?? He's not only bending over, he's wearing a bulls-eye.

Prairie

[germanicus]

The day will soon come to Spain when Aznar will be sorely missed. There are still quite a few Spaniards that get it but like the rest of Europe, appeasement will rule the day.

[germanicus]

I meant to say Western Europe. Our friends in the former Soviet Bloc have better sense of what giving in to tyranny will get you.

[Humidston]

They HAVE to bring their soldiers back to Spain so they can protect their own puckered fannies. Otherwise, they're just standing around waiting for the next explosion!

Oh wait... That already happened today.
...Nevermind.

[swheats]

The bigger question is, what should we do if the terrorist consider Spain a safe haven now?

[Mo1]

That he is

[VeniVidiVici]

The new Spanish PM should bring them home now.

I heard he has a big present waiting for them at the train station for when they arrive.

[randog]

I think Spain will soon realize that their momentary fit of cowardice is going to cause them a lot of unwanted pain down the road.

Not to worry--Boy Zap and his socialist minions will start handing out Free Stuff to the citizenry. Bread and circuses will sooth the masses and take their minds off their march to the slaughter house.

[GreatOne]

Now that this dickweed is pulling their citizens out of Iraq, there is just one more country that the Islamofascists want the Spanish government to pull their citizens out of:

Spain.

What a bunch of pansy whimps.