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Spainâs Defense Minister: Pulling out of Iraq âwould betray the victimsâ
Hanging tough in Spain. EFL
Spainâs Defence Minister, Federico Trillo, said Monday withdrawing troops from Iraq would be "betraying the victims". His comments came as Spain prepared for the state funerals on Tuesday of the seven secret agents who were killed in Iraq in an ambush on Saturday.
| They were saying on the radio this morning that they thought the killings were an inside job. The seven had actually changed their itinerary at the last moment. Mahmoud the Weasel sold them out. |
Speaking in Madrid, Trillo said: "We are fighting for the values that exist in Spain: peace, liberty and democracy. We have to show solidarity with those that believe in these values - even more so now that Spaniards have lost their lives there in defence of the same rights and liberties." The minister insisted that the situation in Iraq "has not got worse".
| It's been worse. It'll probably get even worse before it gets better. But it'll get better... |
"It has got worse for the terrorists, but not for the the citizens," he said. "These savages are against normalisation - exactly what they donât tolerate, and thatâs why they act with more strength when things improve."
Heâs been reading Rantburg.
Speaking of the secret service agents who died, Trillo said: "They are very prepared, very orientated and conscious and also very much in line with the atmosphere of the country." He said that Spain was receiving "warnings persistently" about threats of resistance attacks as it was part of the "hard core of the international coalition against terrorism."
Thank you, Spain.
| These are the guys who invented Macho. Glad to see they've still got it. |
Posted by: Seafarious 2003-12-02 |
