Corporate News - Spain's New Leader May Send More Troops to Afghanistan

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Tue, Mar 23, 2004 5:04PM

"He added that the new government wants "to send a message that the Socialists do not believe in appeasement."" Such bs. Will he just move their >2000 troops from Iraq to Afghanistan? The media ploy is too late - the rest of the world understands that he said they'd pull out and it energized others to do the same, or discuss it, or not commit to any more time in Iraq. So no matter what he does, unless the corporate press makes it front page headlines non-stop, the damage is done. As far as the world is concerned, Spain pulled out.

Spain's New Leader May Send More Troops to Afghanistan
By KATRIN BENNHOLD,
International Herald Tribune
Published: March 23, 2004

MADRID, March 23 — In a move that might help muffle criticism of a Socialist pledge to pull troops out of Iraq, Spain's incoming prime minister is considering increasing the number of Spanish soldiers guarding the fragile peace in Afghanistan, sources in his party said today.

Less than two weeks after the deadly train bombings in Madrid, the incoming prime minister, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, wants to signal his commitment to fight terrorism and show the United States that Spain remains a loyal ally, said one of the sources, a high-ranking party official who spoke on the condition of anonymity

For more information: http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/23/internat...

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