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2005-03-17 Europe

Spain hails Italian withdrawal from Iraq

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Posted by seafarious 2005-03-17 00:00:00 AM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I guess they were feeling lonely and put upon by the American public's perception that the Spanish electorate are gutless, faithless cowards who surrendered their honor and their manhood by directing their armed forces to abandon allies in the field. They didn't like the ridicule aimed at Zapetero and the respect accorded Berlusconi. Too bad. Italy stayed the course while the Spanish cut and ran. This won't change that.

Posted by RWV 2005-03-17 12:37:36 AM|| 2005-03-17 12:37:36 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 How small and petty the Spanish government has become. If this is the mettle of the Spaniards, then they deserve neither peace nor freedom. May they return to their rightful place in history, under the boot heels of the Moors.

Posted by ed 2005-03-17 1:38:46 AM|| 2005-03-17 1:38:46 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 at least the stamp graphic is cool.

Posted by Chinese Spymole5448 2005-03-17 1:55:00 AM|| 2005-03-17 1:55:00 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Spain, being left in the dust of history. On it's way to be reconquered by Islam. What happened to the fighting spirit of Spain? Has the will to fight been bred out of them?

I am glad as heck Bush is making the appointments he has been making. It brings the crap these useless light weights do and say in to sharp contrast. Oh by the way Spaniards, Italy says it may not be leaving in September after all.

Posted by Sock Puppet 0â Doom 2005-03-17 6:56:22 AM|| [http://www.slhess.com] 2005-03-17 6:56:22 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 What happened to the fighting spirit of Spain?

Very simple. Allow teachers to poison the minds of kids since kindergarten, allow the MSM feed them politically correct crap and in a few decades you can make cowards from the descendents of Cortez. That is what awaits Americans if they aren't vigilant.

Not being allowed to own arms is also a factor for the "cowardizatioon" of a society: people get used to think that when facing violence best thing is to not resist. I think that people educated in a society where you are educated to resist intruders by force will look for ways to turn the tables even when unarmed and facing an armed opponent and that people educated in disarmed societies can fail to resist even when on equal terms with the agressor (assuming they can distinguish the firing end of a gun of course).

Spain has no Second Amendment. Don't let yours be voided or abrogated.

Posted by JFM 2005-03-17 8:51:12 AM|| 2005-03-17 8:51:12 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 Spain is passing France and Germany in a race to the bottom. But that is where bottom feeders belong.

Posted by Mrs. Davis 2005-03-17 8:57:38 AM|| 2005-03-17 8:57:38 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 It's sad to see the hard work of Aznar thrown away so quickly. Actually, he had built up substantial influence in Latin America and was encouraging free economies and governments there - no wonder the socialists were in a panic to do anything they could to bring him down and reverse his policies.

They deserve what they will get.

Posted by too true 2005-03-17 9:01:52 AM|| 2005-03-17 9:01:52 AM|| Front Page Top

#8 Yes, we Spanish did run away, but in a timely fashion, and now our Italian friends have seen the light and agreed to withdraw... Whaddaya mean, "according to plan?"

Posted by Bobby 2005-03-17 9:48:23 AM|| 2005-03-17 9:48:23 AM|| Front Page Top

#9 "Spain!? Spain couldn't whip Vanderbilt for goodness sake." -- Lewis Grizzard, A Great American

Posted by Psycho Hillbilly 2005-03-17 12:38:25 PM|| 2005-03-17 12:38:25 PM|| Front Page Top

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