I wasn't here during Spain's election...but..
Do you not think that was a really bad day in fighting the war on terror???
I think it went a long way to encourage the London bombings...and we don't even know for sure what else...
We NEEDED Spain to stand up to the terrorists...not buckle under, IMHO>
It was a truly bad day.
The only thing that bothers me is that most FReepers don't realize what a leftist and media assault Spaniards were under when they voted that way. Many of them seriously regret it now.
No. In fact I was posting on FR that day mocking those who fell apart and told them to keep perspective.
The war on terror will have good days and bad days, great days and worse days. Folding like a house of cards (which was not uncommon that day) is worse than the actual election loss.
We win some, we lose some. Ebb & flow. The goal remains the same. Nobody in the coalition is a prisoner - they can leave when they want.
It's not so much whether that was a good day or a bad day. Falling apart is always bad, and that's my main point.