David Brooks on the Spanish electorate: I don't care what the policy is. You do not give terrorists the chance to think that their methods work. You do not give them the chance to celebrate victories. If that's really the case, then why did Bush provide Usama bin Laden exactly the "clash of civilizations" confab he was seeking by invading Iraq? Why does he support Israel's policy of advancing Hamas terrorists' intentions of forestalling peace by responding to terrorism by suspending peace talks? Why is he appeasing religious fundamentalists worldwide with a federal marriage ammendment?