[Rictor]

So, they're not cowards, they're...cowards?

Its a different mentality. When the US gets hits, they lash out and call for a crusade against a vague, shadowy enemyt; a war that in theory has no end and no criteria for victory or defeat. The Spanish, being in my opinion more reasonable, recongize that it is their own actions which prompt these attacks, and they simply stop doing what they think provoked the attack.

Despite the strong antiwar sentiments in Britain, I doubt that New Labour will be overthrown. Somehow, Labour fits in with what people percieve to be "the new, 21st century world". And as aldo said, the Tories also supported the war.

[aldo_14]

Originally posted by Rictor
So, they're not cowards, they're...cowards?

Its a different mentality. When the US gets hits, they lash out and call for a crusade against a vague, shadowy enemyt; a war that in theory has no end and no criteria for victory or defeat. The Spanish, being in my opinion more reasonable, recongize that it is their own actions which prompt these attacks, and they simply stop doing what they think provoked the attack.

Despite the strong antiwar sentiments in Britain, I doubt that New Labour will be overthrown. Somehow, Labour fits in with what people percieve to be "the new, 21st century world". And as aldo said, the Tories also supported the war.

Actually, I doubt labour has anywhere near the support of the last election - everything has gone to hell (NHS, transport, policing, universities & education, civil rights being suspended, etc) - there's just not a credible opposition.

[Gank]

Yis are better off with the tories, tell you straight up exactly how and where they're going to screw you, no bs.

[Flipside]

Well, I'm not quite up for hoisting Maggie through the streets, rocking chair and all, but right now, I'd most like to see a hung parliament, since then every party climbs over itself trying to be nice to every other parties' supporters

[karajorma]

Originally posted by aldo_14
It was an election pledge for the Socialist party to remove the troops, anyway...... you can't really question what the people want (i.e. what they elected), regardless of their motives behind it.

I just don't like the insinuation that the Spaniards are somehow 'running scared' of al-Queda...... people will try and skew this way, and I don't think it's fair to do so.

I never said that Spain did this cause they were scared. Mearly that it will look like they did it cause they were scared to the idiots in al-Queda and ETA.

That's why I suggested waiting a little while. It wouldn't be that hard to fob of the electorate for a month or two and they'd have another 4 years or so to regain any popularity they may lose. It would certainly be better than risking letting ETA think that the current government are wimps.

[Janos]

I managed to do it!

1. Goverment goes: "Hay d00dz, we have this Iraq, let's go there yeah?"
2. People go like "Oh ****, 91% of us resist this idea, we don't like it at all."
3. Government: "STFU assholes, we go regardless of your will!"
4. Ppl: "what the ****"
5. People: "I don't think we're too happy of your success in Iraq."
6. Goverment: "Still STFU, we know better than you do! Oh, our support is spiraling downwards, what do we do?"
7. Bomb goes BOOOOMMM
8. Goverment: "Oh ****, oh **** oh ****, they've bombing us! QUICK, tell everyone it was ETA! And our support is still going down!"
9. People: "You misanthropic ****sacks, it does not look vaguely like ETA. Hay, what is this Al-Quada evidence?"
10. Goverment: "Leftist commie-nazi-pinko whatever thing! It was the ETA!"
11. People: "FU dudes, this was due to Iraq, wasn't it?"
12. Goverment: "Nope. Look, a butterfly!"
13. Election day. PP loses ~5% of it's votes, but those who previously hadn't bothered to vote zerg rush the election sites and elect someone else.
14. USA: "TERRORISTS WIN!!!1"
15. Spain: STFU wankers

This message is completely unintelligable. Yeehaa.

[Rictor]

Its funny cause its true.

"Zerg rush the election"

[pyro-manic]

I just hope that the Tories don't win the next election here. Michael Howard scares the **** outta me. Just look at him...

[Flipside]

It doesn't really matter here anymore, they are all the same party, just different names. We are probably going to be the worlds first case of Beaurocide

[01010]

Originally posted by Flipside
It doesn't really matter here anymore, they are all the same party, just different names. We are probably going to be the worlds first case of Beaurocide

Still, I'll be voting Labour cause it's always nice to have the choice between being ****ed in the arse roughly, in the sand, with a broken glass bottle, or being ****ed in the arse and being told how great you are and everything is.

[Corsair]

Zerg rush.

they did though, didn't they.

[Bobboau]

hear it comes
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/17/international/europe/17FRAN.html?ex=1080104400&en=2fd5a39b20e1ab73&ei=5062&partner=GOOGLE

[Rictor]

Islamic terrorist groups have threatened the US about a thousand times since 9/11. Its like a hobby. Every month, they threaten and threaten and never do anything. If they followed up on half of what they threatened to do, America would be a smoldering crater right now.

[Bobboau]

yeah they treaten us constantly, they havn't been threatening Europe that much, but now that they know they can get what they want...

[Rictor]

We'll see. If the Madrid bombing never occured, this threat would pass by unnoticed. You're just love being able to add *another* country to your big ol' list of "appeasers" don't you?

[Bobboau]

france hasn't capitulated to this, yet,
not that ther is realy anything to capitulate to, yet,
but there will be, and we will see what happens

my point was they're going to start targeting Europe now