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Originally Posted by powerclown
I followed what happened at the time, listened to the statements made by the players themselves, and came to the only conclusion that made sense. Spain folded like an accordion. Hopefully this will be the last time a terrorist group intimidates a sovereign country into submission.
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I have mixed feelings about this.
Spain is obviously still performing counter-terrorism operations and co-operating with other countries on the issue.
Spain did something that pissed people off. The people retaliated. Spain stopped pissing people off while seeking justice for the terrorist act.
What were they supposed to do? Say in Iraq. For what? Just to look tough? I believe there was already a strong anti-war movement in Spain and from what I heard the govenment supported involvement in Iraq despite the wishes of the populace.