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The Spanish people have just surrendered to the terrorists. There is no other way to describe it. A terrorist attack in Spain changes an election. Before the attack, Aznar, a staunch US ally in the war on terror, was favored to win by five percentage points. After the attack he losses to Zapatero by six points.
This can only embolden the terrorists. You cannot pretend this is a victory against them. This was a clear win for the terrorists. The terrorists have been rewarded for their efforts. Behavior that is rewarded will be repeated.
The relatives of the victims at the next attack can send a thank you to the Spanish people. They have just rewarded the terrorists. This is appeasement.
The Spanish people are now hoping the tiger will eat them last.
Posted by Ted at March 15, 2004 8:38 PMIn describing war and those that surrender John Stuart Mill describes it quite well:
War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself.
Posted by: John M. Cook at March 20, 2004 10:34 AM