Spain's national elections are this weekend. Assuming that the al Qaeda involvement in the train bombings is accepted by then, will it help or hurt the ruling party? Prime Minister Anzar supported Bush in both Afghanistan and Iraq, against the popular sentiment in Spain and most of Old Europe -- to his political peril.
If indeed al Qaeda has attacked Spanish civilians in retalliation, killing hundreds and maiming another thousand, will the Spanish voters blame Anzar's party for exposing them to danger? Or will they stand with Anzar against the terrorists? In France and Germany they've chosen the coward's path. How will Spain choose? And what will it mean for the future of this war?