[frere]

I do not agree with Zapatero. But he made this promise a thousand times, and now it is time to comply.

Al-Qaeda has asked Spain to withdraw the troops from Afghanistan and nobody in Spain has paid the slightest attention

[jimbo123]

He has complied with the terrorists demands. The spaniards are cowards and aren't worth spitting on.

[prairiebreeze]

But he made this promise a thousand times, and now it is time to comply.

Zapatero has options. There are ALWAYS options. He doesn't HAVE to comply with the demands of terrorists. He can choose otherwise. Of course he won't, but that doesn't say that he can't.

Al-Qaeda has asked Spain to withdraw the troops from Afghanistan and nobody in Spain has paid the slightest attention

Possibly an up-and-coming "demand" that AQ will make of Zapatero. "Now, out of Afghanistan or we attack Spain again."

Feh.

Prairie

[freedom moose]

yes, he made the promise before March 11th. He'd be doing it anyway. And I heard too about the AQ demands to leave Afghanistan, and it seems there'll be no withdrawal for the moment. I also heard on the radio that Zapatero plans to offer non combat troops to the US during his visit to DC next week.

[Levante]

"Al-Qaeda has asked Spain to withdraw the troops from Afghanistan and nobody in Spain has paid the slightest attention"

Yet.

Just wait until (God forbid) Al-Gayda attacks Spain again, to underline their demands regarding Spanish forces in Trashcanistan. You'll see people screaming and soiling themselves for Spain to get out of there, too.

[Kozak]

Al-Qaeda has asked Spain to withdraw the troops from Afghanistan and nobody in Spain has paid the slightest attention

So will that be the same once the next bomb goes off and they demand Spain leave Afghanistan?