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2007-06-28 Europe

Spain: Tensions grow over Lebanon mission

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Posted by mrp 2007-06-28 07:38|| || Front Page|| [11127 views ] Top

#1 Ai caramba!

Posted by gromgoru 2007-06-28 08:40|| 2007-06-28 08:40|| Front Page Top

#2 These new-model Spaniards sure are a delicate, easily bruised lot.

Are we *sure* they're the descendants of the Conquistadors, the Grand Inquisitors, the Toreadores and Matadores?

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2007-06-28 09:11|| 2007-06-28 09:11|| Front Page Top

#3 Countdown to Spain pulling out
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Posted by wxjames 2007-06-28 09:57|| 2007-06-28 09:57|| Front Page Top

#4 1) Euro-Spanish families have only a bit over one child per family on the average (IIRC); when all your genes are in one offspring you are likely to be quite a risk-averse population.

2) If your soldiers were handcuffed by UN Ro(non)E, such that they couldn't retaliate or even effectively defend themselves, would you want them staying there wearing targets?

This illustrates the two key problems with modern Western 'thought': negative population growth is bad for survival of society (and 'zero population growth' IS negative growth), and risk aversion is in itself very risky to one's society.

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2007-06-28 10:10|| 2007-06-28 10:10|| Front Page Top

#5 That book cover should be modified to "J'excuse!"

Posted by Anonymoose 2007-06-28 10:18|| 2007-06-28 10:18|| Front Page Top

#6 Zapatero has responded by saying that Spanish troops were also not equipped with such mechanisms when his predecessor Jose Maria Anznar of the Popular Party was in power.

Which means...what?

Posted by tu3031 2007-06-28 10:25|| 2007-06-28 10:25|| Front Page Top

#7 That they weren't available earlier in the war, but let's not make that clear to the man on the street ....

Posted by lotp 2007-06-28 10:38|| 2007-06-28 10:38|| Front Page Top

#8 It's Bush's fault.

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2007-06-28 10:38|| 2007-06-28 10:38|| Front Page Top

Posted by Snereck de Medici6366 2007-06-28 10:43|| 2007-06-28 10:43|| Front Page Top

#10

Posted by Snereck de Medici6366 2007-06-28 10:43|| 2007-06-28 10:43|| Front Page Top

#11 photo

Sorry here it is

Posted by Snereck de Medici6366 2007-06-28 10:44|| 2007-06-28 10:44|| Front Page Top

#12 I'll take ~~Mr. Bean~~ Blackadder for $50 Alex.

Posted by RD">RD 2007-06-28 10:49|| 2007-06-28 10:49|| Front Page Top

#13 Next the Spaniards should pull out of Spain.

Posted by Broadhead6 2007-06-28 13:34|| 2007-06-28 13:34|| Front Page Top

#14 " Euro-Spanish families have only a bit over one child per family on the average"

Irrelevent because the soldiers who got killed were Latin American mercinaries. Like many European armies (including the British), the Spaniards are outsourcing their army to the third world.

As for Aznar not having frequency inhibitors: Those devices weren't common when Aznar was PM. They are standard equipment now.

Al

Posted by Frozen Al 2007-06-28 15:11|| 2007-06-28 15:11|| Front Page Top

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