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To: Alighieri who wrote (184876)	3/16/2004 5:06:59 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1575837

I agree with this until the last statement. Indeed mr Zapatero has said that Spain would remain in Iraq is the UN were given a lead role. So we should conclude that, had mr bush pursued a more legitimate international policy relative to Iraq and other matters such as the environment for example, topics many of his lieutenants undermined openly, particualrly in Europe, Spain would at this moment not be in the hands of socialists and would also probably be advocating policies of strenghtened determination to defeat terror. At the end of the day, this remains payback for the careless cowboy diplomacy of the bush administration. That's my story and I am sticking to it. Al, its actually worse than that......when he spoke publicly yesterday, Zapatero said that he looked to maintain cordial relations with the US but couldn't wait to starting dealing with other EU nations. One was definitely left with the distinct impression that he wanted to deal with the US as little as possible. And frankly, I am not sure that's not what our rulers want. They seem to view alliances as a burden unless they need something. Zapatero's election definitely is a plus for Germany and France and may well be a positive for Bush. After all, Spain's presence in Iraq is mainly symbolic. ted