The Spanish government backed the US-led invasion of Iraq last year despite polls showing 90% opposition to it from the Spanish public.

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The Spanish government backed the US-led invasion of Iraq last year despite polls showing 90% opposition to it from the Spanish public.

Bowser — 3/15/2004 2:21:19 AM (archived)

Here.

I think those countries which have actually had a war fought on their soil are a bit more mature about war. Americans seem to think it should always be "over there", and the families which are brutalized don't really matter or mind. The houses which are destroyed weren't like their own houses, but were more like shells, or sets for a movie.

But, so much for the conservative love of "democracy". That's another issue with a stake through it's heart - we're running out of stakes about as fast as we're running out of myths.

At least it seems that way, if you observe the response to democracy in action.

Arf

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Spain has spoken - Raoul - 3/14/2004 9:20:46 PM
- Defiance - RobVG - 3/15/2004 11:43:41 PM
  - re: Defiance - Mary Anne - 3/16/2004 2:08:57 PM
    - re: Defiance - RobVG - 3/16/2004 4:48:11 PM
      - Undecided - Mary Anne - 3/17/2004 12:21:46 AM
- re: A solid victory for terror everywhere . . . (n/t) - D. Spires - 3/15/2004 10:05:41 PM
  - Thank you Ed - Tony - 3/16/2004 1:54:33 AM
    - re: Well, I have stated thisobvious fact from time to time . . . - D. Spires - 3/16/2004 7:38:05 PM
      - May I direct the honourable gentleman to the answer I gave some days ago - Tony - 3/16/2004 9:24:33 PM
- re: Spain has spoken - Davin L. - 3/15/2004 6:09:59 AM
  - No kidding! (And thanks for saying this so I can keep out of this brawl) (n/t) - alcaray - 3/15/2004 10:59:24 PM
  - re: Spain has spoken - Raoul - 3/15/2004 5:19:05 PM
  - Perceptions - Larry J - 3/15/2004 2:35:25 PM
    - the 'spanish prisoner' con.... - Davin L. - 3/15/2004 3:34:59 PM
      - Simple question - Larry J - 3/15/2004 4:12:16 PM
        
        To quote Arlene Feynman, speaking to her husband Richard: "What do *you* care what other people think?" - Mary Anne - 3/17/2004 2:53:56 AM
        
        OK, I can't resist one quip - alcaray - 3/15/2004 11:01:38 PM
        
        Back at you - Larry J - 3/16/2004 2:50:30 PM
        
        pull the other one - alcaray - 3/16/2004 5:31:34 PM
        
        Nastiness - Larry J - 3/17/2004 2:44:48 PM
        
        spawned off an irrelevant point - Davin L. - 3/15/2004 5:07:32 PM
        
        re: spawned off an irrelevant point - gbaikie - 3/15/2004 10:15:18 PM
        
        re: spawned off an irrelevant point - Larry J - 3/15/2004 8:31:25 PM
      - That ETA black-mark heard from the Spaniards I know too (n/t) - Tony - 3/15/2004 3:51:19 PM
  - Interesting point. (And the economy is lousy. Leads to dissatisfaction.) (n/t) - Bowser - 3/15/2004 6:41:53 AM
- Perhaps the Spaniards believe their government shoulda concentrated on AQ instead of Iraq. (n/t) - Odin - 3/15/2004 4:30:27 AM
- If Spain chooses apeasement, they are saying more than they may realize - ebnelson - 3/15/2004 1:54:24 AM
  - Appeasement? - Lindy - 3/15/2004 6:37:29 PM
  - hmmm, another word Ed obviously does not understand the meaning of. - Davin L. - 3/15/2004 6:11:57 AM
    - Hmmm...typical liberal: just redefine uncomfortable words - ebnelson - 3/15/2004 1:22:33 PM
      - re: Hmmm...typical liberal: just redefine uncomfortable words - gbaikie - 3/15/2004 10:39:27 PM
      - hehehe, hahaha- oh, please! Stop Ed! My sides are about to split! - Davin L. - 3/15/2004 3:25:30 PM
        
        When you clowns have to pick on typos - ebnelson - 3/15/2004 6:07:38 PM
        
        Its not about your typos Ed - Davin L - 3/15/2004 6:34:53 PM
      - Ed, a serious question - Tony - 3/15/2004 3:10:18 PM
- Laugh it up, pal. Maybe you don't realize what just happened in Spain. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 3/14/2004 11:47:15 PM
  - re: Yes, it's called democracy! (n/t) - Raoul - 3/15/2004 9:24:39 PM
  - Pray, tell. - Tony - 3/15/2004 6:53:09 PM
  - The conservatives nightmare - a fair vote in a democracy? (n/t) - Bowser - 3/15/2004 12:06:54 AM
    - And you defend Castro - ebnelson - 3/15/2004 4:09:07 AM
      - Probably belongs on Flame, ed. - Bowser - 3/15/2004 6:18:10 AM
    - Fair? - RobVG - 3/15/2004 12:19:15 AM
      - Cause - effect. (Posted to the wrong board the first time.) - Bowser - 3/15/2004 12:29:17 AM
        
        Until the bombing, the conservative Popular Party was projected by most polls to beat the Socialists, although perhaps without retaining their majority in the 350-seat Congress of Deputies. - RobVG - 3/15/2004 12:35:17 AM
        
        The Spanish government backed the US-led invasion of Iraq last year despite polls showing 90% opposition to it from the Spanish public. - Bowser - 3/15/2004 2:21:19 AM
        
        I know you're not saying that they should forgo the voting and stick with the polls. - Bowser - 3/15/2004 12:44:59 AM
        
        re: the voting - Tom Brosz - 3/15/2004 1:31:22 AM
        
        Could you drop the politics for one minute and look at the fact the outcome of the election was changed by the bombing. - RobVG - 3/15/2004 1:15:58 AM
        
        If there is a "war". - Bowser - 3/15/2004 2:32:41 AM
        
        Democracy in action? More like democracy in a chokehold. (n/t) - RobVG - 3/15/2004 2:45:51 AM
        
        Note the date. - RobVG - 3/15/2004 2:43:57 AM
        
        "Including medical aid to civilians." - Bowser - 3/15/2004 2:49:17 AM
        
        No - RobVG - 3/15/2004 3:43:51 AM
        
        Led to war? Spain didn't send troops. (n/t) - RobVG - 3/15/2004 2:36:16 AM
        
        I think there are pver a thousand Spanish troops in Iraq. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 3/15/2004 5:05:45 AM
        
        Link - RobVG - 3/15/2004 12:38:09 AM
- Follow-up election scheduled on issue of handing Spain back to the Moorish invaders - m - 3/14/2004 11:14:38 PM
- re: Spain has spoken - RobVG - 3/14/2004 9:49:37 PM
  - Perhaps. Perhaps not. - ebnelson - 3/15/2004 1:55:42 AM
  - re: Spain has spoken - gbaikie - 3/14/2004 11:33:17 PM
    - re: Spain has spoken - RobVG - 3/15/2004 12:15:10 AM
      - re: Spain has spoken - gbaikie - 3/15/2004 1:34:50 AM

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