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John McGinnis br> Arlington, Texas /p>

I hope nobody is surprised that Spain is just the latest piece of the Eurocenter to back down when the going got tough. As Solzhenitsyn wrote, "You only need to show the whip to a dog that's already been beaten." The vision, the courage, the fortitude that once made Europe great have long since been exported or EU-thanized.

p>What's left? Don't ask. And especially don't ask them to do anything serious. br> -- Martin Owens br> Sacramento, California /p>

"It works! Terrorism, that is. When applied in the right place."

Well that is one view. But recalling that the idea of the war was rejected by 90% of Spaniards in the time leading up to it, I say:

It works! Democracy that is. When it is exercised in an electoral system where it is a practical possibility.

Meanwhile, back in the land of the free, the options are between warmongers who tell bald-faced lies and "go it alone" or the other side who ratify the war and use euphemisms to support it.

p>There would be a lot of work to be done in the U.S. before we try to teach anyone about democracy -- least of all the Spanish. br> --

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