Tuesday, May 11, 2004
Why Spain got out in a hurry
According to Juan Cole, it's because the US ordered them to deliver al-Sadr "dead or alive". They refused, knowing this would lead to an uprising, and considering the task well outside their role. Then they got out, to avoid the firestorm we brought on ourselves in April.
Dead or Alive. Someone thinks this is a Western.
Dead or Alive. Someone thinks this is a Western.