"Are you aware how many terrorists suspected of being involved in the Madrid bombings have been arrested by Spain"
I don't judge an anti-terror policy by how many suspects are arrested after the fact.
"and that Spanish soldiers continue operations against Al Qaeda in Afghanistan?"
They fled unconditionally from Iraq. I don't give them much respect for sticking around when it is politically popular to do so.
"Strange definition of surrender you have."
No. The Spanish voters did EXACTLY what Al Qaeda told them to do just days after the bombing. They allowed the terrorists to choose their next government. That's complete submission in my book.
" I don't judge an anti-terror policy by how many suspects are arrested after the fact."
How would you judge it?
"The Spanish voters did EXACTLY what Al Qaeda told them to do just days after the bombing. They allowed the terrorists to choose their next government."
I doubt Al Qaeda wanted them to continue to hunt their leaders. Over here, we have a long experience of dealing with domestic terrorism, as do the Spanish, and todays events will not in any way deflect from dealing with that.