"You don't need to be a weatherman
to know which way the wind blows." -- Bob Dylan

This weekend 20 Mar 2004 over 200 U.S. events are planned protesting the Iraq war and occupation.

With the defeat in Spain of the popular Prime Minister José María Aznar by the Socialist opposition, led by José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, this has to be viewed by the Bush administration as a condemnation of its Iraq policies.

Until the bombings, it appeared that Aznar's conservative Popular Party would win. With hints that Islamic militants might be responsible for the bombings, the stage was set for Aznar's defeat. From all reports it is felt that the Spanish feel that Aznar's support for the Iraq war was responsible for Spain being targeted by Islamic militants. Be it al-Qeada or another group.

No matter how the White House spins this, they must be very disappointed by the outcome of the Spanish elections. If by being aligned with the U.S. is equated to increased terrorist threats, it doesn't bode well for Bush's chances in November. I think that most people know that in order to fight global terror, we need allies. Under the Bush administration we have squandered a great amount of unity.

It remains to be seen if the next inhabitant of the White House can rebuild those bridges that are so important to all of our security.

UPDATE: Serious dose of rhetoric from Spain's incoming PM