How stupid can you be?
In the wake of the bomb blasts in Spanish commuter trains which killed 200 and injured hundreds more, the Spanish people have voted out the pro-American government and voted in a anti-American government. France is, I am sure, ecstatic. Now all the coward jokes will be made about Spain. With one swift stroke Spain has given the terrorists exactly what they wanted. They want to further undermine the U.S.'s ability to establish a nominally democratic government in Iraq. They want the U.N. (a bunch of dithering diplomats), not the U.S. (a very determined world power) in charge. Why? Because the U.S. is the only serious threat to their continued existence.
I know what it's like to live in fear. I know how powerful fear is. So does al'Qaida. I also know you cannot give in. You cannot let fear rule your life. You cannot give others that kind of power over you. Spain's reaction was natural, if stupid. Let's hope as the hysteria dies down, wiser minds will prevail. As long as al'Qaida's tactics work and achieve the desired results, the bombings will continue. What will it be next time? To what bit of foreign policy will al'Qaida take exception? And where will it be?