Withdrawl of 1300 Spanish troops

After the surprising victory in 2004 Zapatero felt high pressure to withdraw the troops that the previous government put in Iraq. It was one of the main topics in in the 2004 election and one of the rreason many voted for him. At the time he was a little worried to pull the troops becuse he almost felt like it was giving in to terrorism. This article sums up what Zapatero was thing about this at the time.