From: Jonathan Davis (jonathan.davis@lineone.net)
Date: Tue Mar 16 2004 - 04:12:27 MST
Hi B,
I see it differently.
The Socialist prime minister ought to thank Al Qaeda in his acceptance
speech.
The swing vote is crucial. In a close election an act of terrible violence
has swung an election. If the Socialists were voted in simply because the
majority were protesting against being defied or the Iraq war, I would be
sorry about the result but fully accept the democratic result.
I supported the war, I rejected the populist anti-war stance and I
especially think it is downright insane to think of leaving Iraqis to their
fate now. That said I would understand that the people are angry about being
defied (even if though I think the government was brave and right to defy
them).
That is not what happened.
The conservatives were on course for an easy victory and the bombing swung
it. That is terrifying.
Thanks to the Spanish people, we can be next to certain that Al Qaeda will
redouble their efforts to kill Americans and Britons at election time
knowing as they do now that Europeans at least have no mettle.
Tony Blair knew full well that his decisions in Iraq were deeply unpopular,
but he did what he believed was the right thing.
I believe it is utterly the right thing and I believe the Spanish have
surrendered. If a year ago the coalition he not invaded, Saddam - a mass
murderer just like the bombers - would still be in power. The people of Iraq
would still be enthralled. Saddam would still be supporting Hamas and other
terrorists. Libya Iran and North Korea would not have started to cooperate
as they are now. And Al Quaeda might have bombed Madrid but blamed it on...
1. Support for America in War on Terror
2. Kicking out Moors on 1492
3. Insufficient zeal in hating Americans
4. Hosting Tony Blair at a summit
5. 700 years unpaid rent to the Khalif
6. Supporting moderates in Morocco
7. Supporting moderates in Algeria
You get the picture.
I like this news, it trumps all the other faux-disaster propaganda:
Survey finds hope in occupied Iraq
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3514504.stm
"An opinion poll carried out in Iraq will make good reading for US President
George W Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair."
Indeed it will. And I predict that history will show the nay-sayers up to be
utterly wrong in the long run too.
Regards
JD
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[Blunderov]I don't quite follow. Surely it is the MAJORITY that has, as you
put it, fallen victim to the fallacy of appeasement? Are you blaming the
swing vote but absolving the rest? If so, why?
I know of no evidence linking ETA and al Quaeda. Do you have any? The
possibility seems to me to be even more remote than that of al Quaeda
forming an alliance with Iraq. ETA, I am told, are Marxist separatists.
I can't imagine how their interests might coincide. Are they Muslim
Marxists?
In any case, while it is possible that al Quaeda may construe this result as
being an appeasement, I suspect that he message of the Spanish electorate
was intended not for al Quaeda but for the ears of their own government. The
actual message was something like 'An overwhelming majority of us didn't
want you to support Bushism. You went ahead and did it anyway and these are
the fruits. And then you tried to lie to us by claiming it was the work of
the Basques when you knew full well that it wasn't. With all these many lies
you cynically held the harmony of your own nation hostage to your personal
political convenience and then expected to be returned to office. Think
again!'?
I would bet money that both Bush and Blair got THIS message loud and clear.
Best regards
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