Word: spain
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...Germans approved of German participation in the Afghan war; by late last year, just 29% approved. More than one half of respondents in a recent poll by the Allensbach Institute said they believed that German participation undermined German security by drawing unwanted attention from would-be terrorists. In Spain, according to a 2007 survey by Instituto Opina, a Barcelona-based polling group, over 51% said that they wanted to get Spanish troops out of Afghanistan altogether...
...just Germany, however, where the political will to fight is lacking. Spain, which has some 750 troops in Afghanistan, is not expected to up that contribution substantially any time soon. "[The Spanish] supported Afghanistan when they understood the mission as humanitarian," Robert Matthews, a researcher at Madrid's Foundation for International Relations and Foreign Dialogue, explains. "But as the operation has become more military in nature, support has dropped." Even in France, which has superb armed forces held in high regard by the public, and which is on the verge of cementing its "reintegration" into NATO's command structure, there...
...court yard of the small house made of straw-and-clay bricks, 60-year-old Aurica Draghici washes her laundry in a wooden tub. She doesn't seem surprised by the arrival of visitors. "I was expecting a package from Spain," she explains...
...American. Adherence to rule of law is what makes the U.S. great. Yet by recognizing Kosovo, America has turned a blind eye to the rule of law and has destabilized the globe. This is about Canada and the French-speaking Québécois, Turkey and the Kurds, Spain and the Basques. Boris Tadic - the moderate, pro-Western Serbian President - properly asked, "Who guarantees that parts of your countries will not declare independence in the same way?" We know the answer: no one. Tina Hone, Falls Church, Virginia...
JOSE LUIS RODRIGUEZ ZAPATERO, Socialist Prime Minister, after winning re-election in Spain on March 9. He cites the economy and social reforms as his top priorities...