Soccer Dad

Stupid editorial: 75 cents; sensible rejoinder: priceless

The New York Times on Tuesday hailed the election of a Socialist government in Spain.

it was an exercise in healthy democracy, in which a change of government is simply that, and not a change of national character.

The editorial, in part, attributed Aznar's defeat to his support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The next day, letter writer Oleg Nekritin (kudos to the Times for publishing it) came back with a sharp rejoinder:

Your conclusion that the outcome of the election was not a victory for the terrorists is proof of why the war on terrorism cannot be waged effectively by those in intellectual circles.

Al Qaeda is results-oriented. When the Socialists are behind in the polls before the attack but win the election after the attack, only one conclusion can be drawn: the election and the foreign policy of Spain were decided by the terrorists.

Ouch!

Posted by SoccerDad at March 19, 2004 1:49 PM