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2005-02-04 Europe

Bush invited to mark Madrid massacre anniversary

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Posted by anonymous2u 2005-02-04 12:53:02 AM|| || Front Page|| [11140 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Interesting. I'll bet this got quite a bit of "play" from the various entities advising the President - and would have had one or two eye-opening assessments. Knowing Bush, he just might go - if only to show respect for those who died at the hands of terrorists. Hard to say if the situation would offer quality meeting time or if he even wants to meet with any of the other attendees. Certainly, Zappie is not on his list - if / when that happens, it will be on US turf and the invitation initiated by the US.

Posted by .com 2005-02-04 1:41:56 AM|| 2005-02-04 1:41:56 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 One other observation is that he clearly likes and respects Aznar, so if Aznar will be there that might sway the decision, as well.

Posted by .com 2005-02-04 1:44:15 AM|| 2005-02-04 1:44:15 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 How do you celebrate this shameful anniversary and the disgusting stab at appeasement that followed?
By bending over, spreading your cheeks and yelling Thank you sir, may I have another?

Posted by JerseyMike 2005-02-04 8:02:39 AM|| 2005-02-04 8:02:39 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 "By bending over, spreading your cheeks and yelling...
...R.U.N., R.U.N., R.U.N.!

Posted by Analog Roam 2005-02-04 4:25:11 PM|| 2005-02-04 4:25:11 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 How to mark this sad anniversary? Dip your finger in purple ink, show up and stand solemnly next to Aznar and beat feet out of town the moment it's over.

Posted by SteveS 2005-02-04 4:47:44 PM|| 2005-02-04 4:47:44 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 JM / AR - Gotta differ with you guys. It was after the attack that the public beat feet and brought Zappie to power. The election, held only days after the event - before the Spaniards could make sense of it and see the big picture, was shameful, the attack was cowardly on the part of the attackers. I see no kow-tow involved in honoring the victims - for they were victims. Spain didn't ask for it - not until afterwards, IMHO. Your logic leads to a place you don't want to go, methinks.

Posted by .com 2005-02-04 5:04:16 PM|| 2005-02-04 5:04:16 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Gotta disagree a bit there .com. The best way to remember an anniversary such as this is to simply treat it as any other day. Give no respect, no remembrance, no chance for comment, and no spotlight to the event (and in turn those who perpetuated it). The dead are gone, their families have grieved, in the context of a leftist European state this event will serve no purpose other than as a platform from which to trumpet the need for tolerance and understanding of Islamist killers.

Posted by Thraing Uloluper1664 2005-02-04 5:55:14 PM|| 2005-02-04 5:55:14 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 A clarification on #4. The R.U.N. comment was from an old joke. Something about bending over and spelling "RUN" (are you in) three times real fast.

JerseyMikes, bend over and spread `em remark caused some spontaneous neuron activity resulting in my post.

Posted by Analog Roam 2005-02-04 6:44:15 PM|| 2005-02-04 6:44:15 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 "Spain is not among the countries on US Secretary of State Condoleeza RiceÂ´s forthcoming tour of Nato countries..."

Spain, coulda been a contenda. They went with Aznar having a place with Bush and Blair to begging to give Iraq money to make the US a bit friendlier. They coulda been somebody.

Posted by Jabba the Tutt 2005-02-04 9:44:25 PM|| 2005-02-04 9:44:25 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 TU - your #7 comment means the same applies to the 9/11 victims - you say forget 'em? This is precisely what I meant when I warned where that logic takes you. The people in the Madrid train massacre were victims on 3/11. On election day, the nation voted to become dhimmis.

Sorry, but you're wrong, IMHO. I guess we can agree to disagree, but I do not accept that the 9/11 and 3/11 victims are different. What differentiates the two situations is how their people and elected Govts responded.

Posted by .com 2005-02-04 9:53:46 PM|| 2005-02-04 9:53:46 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 I agree w/SteveS. Pay respect to the victims, when they woke up that morning they did not envision it would be their last time. After W pays his respects - get out of dodge. Snub zappie.

Posted by Jeamp Ebbereting9472 aka Jarhead 2005-02-04 10:29:04 PM|| 2005-02-04 10:29:04 PM|| Front Page Top

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