Well, Zap's bailing. All Spanish troops in Iraq are to be pulled out immediately. We really don't have anything FoxNews doesn't already have.

Based on Zap's decision, we can draw two conclusions: A) Zap is chickenshit. If any bad guys even look at him funny he's going to run cowering to obey their dictates. B) Zap lied. He said that he wouldn't pull Spanish troops out if something could be arranged through the United Nations. Now that he's Prime Minister he has immediately changed his tune; this is, of course, the very first Prime Ministerial decision he has made. Spain will pull out no matter what, right now.

It seems to me that Zap not only lied to the Spanish people, though those who voted for him aren't going to care, but to the American government. If this move of Zap's was a surprise to Washington, which I bet it was, Spain is now number two on the shit list after France. Washington can tolerate opposition but will not stand for being jerked around, at least not as long as Bush is in charge.