MOVE OVER CHIRAC, SCHROEDER...THERE'S A NEW WEASEL IN TOWN

And it looks like he's in an awful hurry to tell Al Qaeda they win.

Spain's general election winner Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero says he intends to withdraw Madrid's 1,300 troops from Iraq, news agencies reported.

Zapatero told a Spanish radio station that no decision would be taken until he was in power and without wide political consultation, Reuters reported.

"But the Spanish troops in Iraq will come home," he added in his first post-election interview with Cadena SER radio.

Sadly, the results of the Spanish election and the apparent immediate capitulation on Spain's part seem to ensure further terror attacks in days leading up to elections in the free world.

UPDATE: And Jonah nails it about Kerry's remarks.