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Originally Posted by Aether
Were I a leader of a country, under no circumstances would I comply with the terrorists' demands. Spain situation, however, is different. 90% of its population were against the war in Iraq. The socialits made withdrawal of the Spanish troops the cornerstone of their election campaign. So, the terrorist attacks did not change anything.
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Of course it changed things. Before the attack, the populist party had a healthy lead in the polls. If the polls were right, which they usually are, the terrorists swayed enough of the population to cause the socialists to win the election.
The point is: that if the polls were right, the people complied with the terrorist's wishes by changing their government. This is completely different than Germany where the people chose Schroader because of his anti-war position.
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