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Originally posted by Leland Pate
Who honestly give a rat's behind what the "Spanish" do.
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Well, ... I do.
But that was predictable...
Two years ago Spain was not even on the map for the average American. We have never been close allies. We have never shared common ideas. In the 60s Spain and USA began military cooperation because of the Cold War (The USA like the idea of having an ally control the Straits of Gibraltar, we liked the dollars).
A couple of years ago our president decides that he wants to put Spain on the international map and joins forces with the USA and the UK. It works. (In Spain we have a saying: "Let everybody talk about you, even if it is to blame you").
Then Bush calls Aznar "Amigo". Did Spain change? No. It was the making of one guy. I like what he did. 90% of Spaniards don't.
So we go back to being nobody in the international scene. We are used to that. We had our 5 minutes of fame back in the XV century. Now we go back to collective "siesta".
So? Is Spain the new France? No! We go back to being a nice place for vacationing and little else. Just as it was before...
PS. There is one thought that bothers me. In 3000 bc the world's most advanced civilization and most powerful nation were the Egyptians, then the Romans, then the Spaniards, the French, the British, then the USA.
Which country will be next? The Chinese? What will be of the USA when they aren't no .1 anymore? Will I live to see it? Just curious...