The new Prime Minister promised to withdraw their troops from Iraq
as a campain promise he had made, weither it happens or not remains to be seen. 90% of Spain's citizens were against entering the war, the youth of that country were lied to & betrayed & took it to heart. I would imagine that future Spainish governments will remember to be very mindfull of the will of the people. I don't know if the same will happen here in the US, I tend to believe that part of our traditional dress includes blinders so we can be lead down a red rosey garden path & that's all we get to see or know so our experiences are all pleasant & everything is as it should be.

It seems to me that the British are more in tune with their surroundings than we are & like Spain, Blair will be gone. Here Bush may end up hanging out for another 4 yrs because a lot of the American public refuse to recognize when they've been broadsided & truth be told will rationalize what ever lies are the spin of the day. With such a short attention span, combined with a lack of long term memory we've allowed Viet Nam to happen all over again & will even consider the re-election of an administration that placed us in the middle of a world of shit.

Good on you Spain I hope you have set an example for other nations to follow. If you lie the people & refuse to follow their will, you will be gone.

Barry