The Art of Politics

The Reign In Spain

The reign in Spain falls plainly to the insane...

With the panicked results of the Spanish election still reverberating, further reverberations are being generated by a realization that appeasement leads not to peace, but to more terror.

As explosions rock Madrid, and new explosives are discovered aimed at Spanish railways, the elected leader of the incoming Socialist government has, not surprisingly, ditched relations with the conservative US government, and raced to embrace the Socialist governments in France and Germany.

Lost in much of the discussion on Iraq is the most obvious lesson of all - support for the US fell along purely partisan lines. Only the Labor government in Britain proved to be an exception, because of the remarkable Tony Blair. The move of Spain from the senior circuit in the war on terror to the ladies auxillary league simply reinforces what should be obvious to any observer.

It seems the Spanish press may be getting it somewhat - as terror continues to haunt Spain, expect the eventual buyer's remorse to set in among the electorate. Though El Mundo clearly whistles past the graveyard defending Spain from the charge of appeasement, claiming another bomb indicates the terrorists weren't appeased. You're right, they weren't appeased - despite your best efforts to. Filed under lessons not learned...

Posted by MEC2 at April 3, 2004 04:52 PM