The bombings in Spain have to be one of the worst events of the last ten years. 3/11 will now become Spain's 9/11. That being said, I have a few problems with how Spain is reacting to all this.

The Spanish people sent a terrible and dangerous message when they elected the appeasement-hound Socialist Party instead of keeping the Popular Party in power. Also, that moronic socialist Zapatero sent an even more dangerous message when he stuck by his pledge to withdraw Spain's 1,300 troops from Iraq. Both of these actions show the terrorists that their methods work and that they can steer a country's political course by committing acts of violence, thus inviting more acts of violence.

So what would I do? I would sent a "screw you" to the terrorists by sending MORE troops to Iraq. Then I would make an example of ETA and crack down on the HARD, violently if necessary.

Folks, the point of all this is that you don't back down to a bully. If he hits you, you hit him back twice as hard and make an example of him. If you keep on giving him your lunch money, he will keep coming back for more and more until you have nothing left. I hope for the sake of Spain that the terrorists have not been embolded by their appeasement to their crimes but something in me doubts that.