Spain’s intent to pull its troops from Iraq is the equivalent of a school boy cowering in fear created by the school yard bully, hoping beyond hope that the thug picks on somebody else. It is an important reminder that being a world leader isn’t for the weak of mind, heart or soul. I feel pity for Spain, whose people seem to want to hide their eyes from the stark reality of the world and secretly hope that someone else — America and Britain primarily — will do the dirty work for them.