As everybody knows, the first decision Zapatero made after his unexpected win in 2004, right after the Madrid train terrorist attacks, was to abruptly and unilaterally pull out from Iraq.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Of course, as with all things in the current administration, there is a rational explanation:<\/p>\n
So either Biden made a gaffe, or he was thanking Zapatero for angering Bush…<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
What do you think Robert Gibbs’ll say?<\/p>\n
CORRECTION:\u00a0 My bad.\u00a0 Gibbs will never be asked.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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