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    Spain backs away further from Iraq role
    Official: Troops won't return even with U.N. mandate The Associated Press
    Updated: 9:08 a.m. ET May 07, 2004MADRID, Spain - Spain will not send troops back to Iraq even if the international force there is given a United Nations mandate, a senior aide to Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero said Friday.

    Spain, which withdrew its 1,300 troops this month, still wants the United Nations to have complete military and political control of the situation in Iraq, the aide said.

    “We know this is impossible — very difficult, if not impossible,” the aide told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.

    “As the prime minister said, even in a best-case scenario Spain would never send troops back to Iraq, even with a United Nations resolution,” the aide said.

    He was referring to comments Zapatero made in an interview with The New York Times published Friday.

    “The mission (of the Spanish contingent) has been completed and it would not make political sense to bring the troops home and then send them back there again. It would be odd, wouldn’t it?” the aide said.

    Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos had said Monday that Spain was not considering such a deployment but he appeared to leave open the possibility, depending on what kind of resolution the United Nations approves.

    U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan said Sunday he expected the Security Council to approve a new resolution authorizing the multinational force in Iraq to remain after June 30, the U.S.-set deadline for restoring sovereignty to Iraqis.

    Ahead of March 14 general elections, Zapatero campaigned on a pledge to bring the soldiers home by June 30 unless the United Nations took over political and military control of the occupation.

    On April 18, a day after taking office, he abruptly ordered them home, saying he saw no sign his terms would be met.

    The 1,300 soldiers who took part in the U.S.-led occupation but up to 1,000 more remain in Iraq packing up military gear to ship it home.

    © 2004 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

    http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4923671/

  • #2
    What ever happend to them sening troops to Afganistan? Or did they lie about that to?

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    • #3
      Originally posted by ChrisF202
      What ever happend to them sening troops to Afganistan? Or did they lie about that to?

      Spanish troops were sent to Afghanistan, even if it was only 300 soldiers.
      http://invisionfree.com/forums/Dario_Military_Forum/index.php International Military Forum

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      • #4
        A modern remake of the battle of Tours to stop the spread of Islam from Spain is coming? Or perhaps a few of those?

        At this point Spain will be retaken...and allow me to not care if they get overrun by radical Islam like france<spit> is in the process of, and seems to be too scared to try to save itself.

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        • #5
          Originally posted by Lunatock
          A modern remake of the battle of Tours to stop the spread of Islam from Spain is coming? Or perhaps a few of those?

          At this point Spain will be retaken...and allow me to not care if they get overrun by radical Islam like france<spit> is in the process of, and seems to be too scared to try to save itself.
          You are right. Islam is "retaking" Europe, except this time there is no Tours or El Cid. IMO its a fatal move for us as once they take Europe and Israel, we (the US) is next. Its either we take a stand now or we will be praying to Allah and seeing our women forced to wear veils and burkhas withen 50 years.

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          • #6
            Originally posted by ChrisF202
            You are right. Islam is "retaking" Europe, except this time there is no Tours or El Cid. IMO its a fatal move for us as once they take Europe and Israel, we (the US) is next. Its either we take a stand now or we will be praying to Allah and seeing our women forced to wear veils and burkhas withen 50 years.
            Taking Israel would be bad. But not if Israel can help it. Who'd shed tears over spain & france<spit> becoming Islamic Republics? Ditto for if we have to ruin thier cities & countrysides in any future wars.

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            • #7
              Originally posted by Lunatock
              Taking Israel would be bad. But not if Israel can help it. Who'd shed tears over spain & france<spit> becoming Islamic Republics? Ditto for if we have to ruin thier cities & countrysides in any future wars.

              Europe won't fall to Islamic occupation. Let's not forget, the two great posts of Christianity, Rome and Constantinople (Istanbul) are the major capitals of Chrsitianity. Europeans would not allow Christianity to be defeated by Muslims.
              http://invisionfree.com/forums/Dario_Military_Forum/index.php International Military Forum

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