Dear Diary:
During an interview on Spain's Channel 5, Zapatero gave his reply to Kerry's request not to withdraw Spanish troops from Iraq:
Mr Kerry must not have known that my decision to withdraw the troops was prior to March 11.
In any case, the terrorists should know that this government will be inflexible in combatting terrorism and that we will pursue them wherever they may be.
If the United Nations is not given control over the situation and if there is no rethinking of the current chaotic occupation of Iraq, then certainly our troops will return to Spain.