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And I think guerilla warfare methods were around long, long before the American revolution.
Correct, but it didn't get its name until the early 1800's from Spain. But, suffice it to say, this type of fighting long predates skirmish lines.
Was that terrorism, or guerilla warfare? Big difference!
Also correct, but terrorism existed in all of them, and the British have always sited the blowing up of civilian targets as one of the prime reasons for growing tired of Ireland. And even without Ireland, Algeria, Eritrea & Madrid were all resounding successes, whether intended or not.
True, but often times they are mixed.
True, but nobody can say that terrorism is not effective.
The thing in Spain just might, maybe, be a "victory" for the terrorist, but I'm not going to speculate until I know a lot more about it. In particular, was that the intent of the terrrorists, or just a happy accident?
I'm leaning towards LUCK. The attacks were intentionally set off to effect the election, but it wasn't sure which way it would cause Spain to vote. As it turned out, it benefited the terrorists.
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