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Offline luckee
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Spain PM orders Iraq troops home
« on: April 18, 2004, 01:01:22 PM »
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Spain PM orders Iraq troops home

Spain\'s new prime minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero has given orders for Spanish troops in Iraq to be brought home in "as short a time as possible".

Mr Zapatero said he could not ignore what he called the will of the Spanish people.

The previous government\'s support for the war in Iraq, and its handling of the Madrid bombings, were thought to have caused its election downfall.

Spain has about 1,300 troops stationed in Iraq.

Mr Zapatero said he had ordered the defence minister to "do what is necessary for the Spanish troops stationed in Iraq return home in the shortest time possible".

He spoke just hours after the new Socialist government was sworn in.

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/3637523.stm
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« Reply #1 on: April 18, 2004, 02:39:28 PM »
Coward socialist bastard. :p ;)
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« Reply #2 on: April 18, 2004, 02:44:26 PM »
I look at it as cowardice in an effect that it tells these ppl that you can bomb your way into your wishes. On the other hand, it\'s kinda nice to see a government that listens to the will of the ppl. The last PM didnt listen.
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« Reply #3 on: April 18, 2004, 11:42:40 PM »
Like luckee said... its nice to see a goverment that listens to its people.

90% of people in Spain where and still are against the war.
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« Reply #4 on: April 19, 2004, 04:11:32 AM »
« Last Edit: April 19, 2004, 04:13:07 AM by GigaShadow »
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« Reply #5 on: April 19, 2004, 05:02:11 AM »
errr... no it isn\'t Giga.. they are going to pull them out in the NEXT 15 days no matter what.

ALL OF THEM.
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« Reply #6 on: April 19, 2004, 08:18:38 AM »
Uh ooseven the new Spanish PM announced it the day of his election to office - look at my posts in the thread I linked - IT IS OLD NEWS whether they pull out in May or June... it seems everyone besides you and luckee knew about this turn of events.
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« Reply #7 on: April 19, 2004, 10:32:14 AM »
Yeah, it was expected.
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« Reply #8 on: April 19, 2004, 11:19:28 AM »
Hey is that your clown in the front seat?!?
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« Reply #9 on: April 19, 2004, 12:33:40 PM »
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Hey is that your clown in the front seat?!?


Yes!:D
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« Reply #10 on: April 19, 2004, 12:35:44 PM »
The body of a Spanish policeman who participated in the raids on Islamic terrorists and was killed on April 3rd had his body dug up, dragged and burned in Spain - authorities don\'t know by whom... cough cough...

http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/04/19/spain.body/index.html

I think the terrorists smell blood in the water as far as Spain is concerned.  They know they won a victory by blowing up a few trains and now they are desecrating bodies of those who put their lives on the line to battle terror.  I see the choice to pull out of Iraq is making Spain a much safer place.
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« Reply #11 on: April 19, 2004, 12:46:54 PM »
I can\'t see him smiling though... damn!  That is cool as hell LOL.
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« Reply #12 on: April 22, 2004, 07:14:40 AM »
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I can\'t see him smiling though... damn!  That is cool as hell LOL.


i thought the same thing! ^^^ :p nice avy ace..


anyway it\'s not only spain that\'s pulling out..a few other countries have been contemplating the thought of a pull out from iraq..and even tho their numbers maybe small, it still results in the u.s, having to fill void they leave...on another note some in gov\'t have been thinkin\' bout bringing back the draft! :eek:
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« Reply #13 on: April 23, 2004, 02:05:04 AM »
This decision is another electoral statement. Zapatero had to bring them back as he promised to do so before wining the polls. I\'m not with him. Spain is not in Irak fighting but helping in recovering the peace and order as many other countries. If we do not help other countries, those other countries will never help us when needed...
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« Reply #14 on: April 23, 2004, 03:32:35 AM »
so bringing the troops home was this turds campaign promise?

who didnt see that one coming
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