I guess that took the major part of my post which isnt what I was trying to convey. I was trying to point out that the endless incidents happening over in Iraq right now are not just Iraqi citizens; more like Arab/Muslim participation in events they see as shaping their future. In other words, most of the events now are either a/ political power plays by a certain group(s) for future power in Iraq or b/ religious zealots who are willing to die just to kill Westerners. Im not saying this is a plan to draw Al Qaeda out into the open-theyre not that stupid. They have yet to be out in the open as a matter of fact. What I meant is every Muslim who believes the US is evil and must be destroyed who is not a highly trained "professional" terrorist now has an opportunity and a stage to perform on-Iraq. Al Qaeda, meanwhile, goes on about their business (and I shouldn't even limit the naming to Al Qaeda-Im sure there are dozens of these organizations that have their own name and charter) and plans to plant bombs, gas attacks, what have you on their appointed schedules. Spain for whatever reason must have been an easier mark than our other allies-so they hit there first. Who's next? Do you think they will leave Spain alone now that they've pledged to pull their troops out of Iraq? I don't.