On Wed, 17 Mar 2004, Jean-Marc Chaton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote,
> For who knows Spain and spaniards number one (appeasement and
> surrender) simply doesn't fit. They are used to terrorism, and
> they never surrender to it, it's a common trait to the wide
> Spanish society. Jean-Marc
Gautam Mukunda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> responded, saying
For what it's worth, this is what I'm hearing as well.
_However_, the decision by the newly elected Socialist PM to do
what the terrorists want is handing them a victory that the
Spanish people did not, I think, wish to give them.
Gautam is saying that even if ordinary voters never surrender to
terrorism, that the current US Administration has failed to persuade
politically active people, and failed dramatically in what amounts,
for the US, to a primary mission. This is a very strong criticism of
US actions over these last few years.
It may be that Gautam fears that no US administration could have done
a better job of persuasion abroad.
Gautam, and others, what do you anticipate would have been the outcome
if some other Republican Administration had managed US overseas
persuasion these past few years? For example what would do you think
would have been the result from an Administration led by US Senator
McCain? Or by the US House Majority Leader? Or by some other
Republican?
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