To be sure, there are all kinds of John Kerry-esque footnoted nuances to Sunday's stark numbers. But no one will remember the footnotes, the qualifications, the background -- just the final score: terrorists toppled a European government. The rain in Spain falls mainly on the slain. For the non-complacent, the question is fast becoming whether "civilised society" in much of Europe is already too "undermined". There are strong horses and weak horses, but right now western Europe is looking like a dead horse. Smitty wrote:
] Outstanding reflection on the meaning of Spain's recent election. Now that is an op-ed. Outstanding, indeed. (I had trouble choosing a category for this one -- it goes in War on Terrorism, but it also goes in Elections. When in doubt, bump it up a level.) Al Qaeda, intent on fomenting animosity within the growing European Union, and having no success with Turkey, apparently sees Spain as the weakest link. Go West, young men? The Spanish dishonoured their dead | Telegraph | Opinion | 
