Summary
The terrorist attacks on Madrid should help the Bush administration and the Europeans patch up their differences and resume a concerted campaign against global terrorism. This is especially true if Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida network turns out to have helped plan and execute the disaster.
America's controversial invasion of Iraq still stands in the way. Indeed, some analysts say the Spanish government's support of the invasion, against 90 percent of Spanish public opinion, could be the underlying reason for the attack. Still, the horror in Madrid should be a signal to all Europeans and Americans that we all are vulnerable and must get closer together to coordinate intelligence and effective countermeasures.See the full content of this document
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Madrid As a Catalyst
Patching up has a long distance to go. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's sneering remark about "old Europe" still rankles...
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