[geoschmo]

I am not concerned with the actual results of the election in Spain regardless of how my own politics do or don't agree with the new government. It's their country and they are voicing their collective opinions as all democracies are entitled to do.

However I do have some concerns with the perception of the results. The polls leading up to the vote showed the incumbant party with a small, but measurable lead. Whether or not the bombing, or the apparent rush to condem the ETA for it had any effect on the results is impossible to truely know. But if the terrorists percieve it to have had an effect, it will likely give them encouragment to commit similerly timed acts in other countries.

I fear for the Polish people, and for ourselves in that regard.

But, no, I cannot agree with anyone that thinks the free and open exercise of a countries democratic rights is any sort of victory for the terrorists.

[ March 15, 2004, 23:11: Message edited by: geoschmo ]