Islamists planned attacks across Europe

Reuters

MADRID (Reuters) - Islamist extremists were planning attacks across Europe, especially against public transport, before their arrests in Barcelona last weekend, a Spanish paper reported on Saturday, citing a would-be attacker's testimony....

Ed Morrissey properly points out despite Spain, Portugal, France, and Germany not being part of the fight in Iraq (only Spain ever was ... but pulled out after the Madrid bombings) and not contributing combat troops to the hot zones in Afghanistan ... are still targeted by Islamist extremists.

Once again, proving that appeasement and retreating does not work; but provides encouragement to those extremists to continue on.