20th March 2004, 1:18 PM
Gah... you don't listen! The new leader isn't pulling out because of the attacks, he would have anyway! It's against what he sees as good international policy. He's moving into line with France and Germany. And now Blair and the Italian PM should be very scared... they could be next, and their foreign policy could go this way too... However one aspect of what you say is right -- it is probable that this guy won because of the attack. Aznar's chosen successor was leading in the polls up to right before the attack... I guess this scared them into voting him out. So a well timed terrorist attack can greatly affect national policy and elections... but we knew that already with 9/11 (and things like the Patriot Act)...
Spain now joins many other nations, including France and Germany, in saying that they will go into Iraq, but only if the UN has real power and a good mandate -- ie turning over Iraq to the UN. And as I said Bush will NEVER do that so the only way to get any international support (and do the right thing in Iraq) is to get rid of Bush.
Spain now joins many other nations, including France and Germany, in saying that they will go into Iraq, but only if the UN has real power and a good mandate -- ie turning over Iraq to the UN. And as I said Bush will NEVER do that so the only way to get any international support (and do the right thing in Iraq) is to get rid of Bush.
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