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There are many Spaniards who still stand by the US and are smarting from the outrage we are sending to their country.

I hope you're right, but I am astonished at their rapid capitulation to the terrorists. Do you know any Spaniards? I would really like to know what they are thinking right now. I've tried trolling a few Spanish sites, but my español is weak.

Most of the Spaniards that support the Bush policy are probably in the US, and it is a small number of them. Most Spanish have become fairly liberal since the end of the Franco government; they had much catching up to do (having missed the 60s, for all intents and purposes).

A majority of Spaniards opposed the intervention all along, and were very vocal about it in their own media.

Look at all the peace signs after the Madrid bombings, and contrast that with the US public's reaction to 9/11 (while the events were very different in magnitude, the impact on a country the size of Spain is almost comparable). Spain has finally caught up with the rest of Western Europe in its politics.