DR: Zapatero's dominoes continue to fall

Following the lead of Spain and Honduras, General Lieutenant Jose Miguel Soto Jimenez announced yesterday that the troops would be home in two weeks, or as soon as the logistics can be implemented to remove them from Iraq. Hoy newspaper quotes Soto Jimenez as saying that President Mejia’s wishes are the same as the army’s – to have them home as quickly as possible. Honduras, too, is moving to hasten the return of their troops. The DR presently has 302 troops deployed in Iraq and Honduras has 369.

The DR troops were part of the Spanish contingent. In all honesty, how could they have remained once the head (Spain) of the Spanish-speaking body departed? The Dominicanos, Honduran, and Spanish troops have served in Iraq with honor. The shame rests entirely in the lap of Spain's new PM Zapatero.