A rotten Thursday!

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Close to 90% of the Spanish people oppose the U.S.-led war in Iraq, so the election results are not necessarily at odds with popular sentiment. One could argue that, if they had voted for the conservatives, they would have done so in a reactionary, sheep-like manner.

It's important to remember that Spain, like many other European countries, lies at the frontier with the Muslim world, and therefore is particularly vulnerable to aggression by Muslim fanatics. The U.S. hasn't yet convinced the people of Spain (and in much of the rest of Europe) that the U.S.-led war on terrorism should be an international war on terrorism. Bad news for the Bush Administration.