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To: Lane3 who wrote (34841)	3/16/2004 9:13:49 AM
From: redfish	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793624

It is a huge victory for islamic terrorism, but the fault lies with Aznar. He took his country to war with less than 10% support. It was not only foreseeable, but expected, that with so little support there would be unsurmountable pressure to withdraw at the first sign of trouble. The exact same thing would happen if Al Qaeda struck Japan (Japan is so frightened that it hired Iraqis to guards its troops). Fortunately arabs stand out like a sore thumb in Japan.

To: Lane3 who wrote (34841)	3/16/2004 10:33:36 AM
From: Elsewhere	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793624

But don't you agree that al Qaeda interprets it as appeasement and thus a victory? To be honest, maybe yes. I guess the Madrid attack wasn't planned to influence the election. The standard response would have been to rally around the current leader. Al Qaeda might now enjoy what they perceive as "lucky shot". See this article: Expert warns of terror threat to elections education.guardian.co.uk But I am confident that the new Spanish government will prosecute terrorists as much as the old one, with the one exception of a different opinion on Iraq.