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Originally posted by josh4 I don't understand the motivation. I saw a piece on CNN that said the motive isn't usually fanatical religious beliefs but in an effort to get foreign troops out of a particular area. It would seem like it has the opposite effect, causing the West to spend more time in the middle east.

Like Spain?

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Originally posted by George Smiley Like Spain?

well i think you're refering to spain pulling out of Iraq which if i'm not mistaken wasn't in relation to bombings but because Zapatero didn't agree with the U.S.'s agenda and wanted U.N. control of the war. but you're right there have been bombings that caused a direct troop pull out. i cant think of any specific ones (Nairobi maybe?) but still anything on the scale of the London bombings are going to wipe clean any wavering feelings about the West's presence in the middle east (as in it's necessary to insure the West's security) and i'd expect the mujahideen to know this