From Expatica.com, via Arthur Chrenkoff” and InstaPundit:
The . . . [Spanish] Defence Minister handed back a medal he was given for his role in withdrawing troops from Iraq, it emerged Wednesday.
José Bono sent a letter to the prime minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero saying he would give back the Cross of Military Merit, according to sources close to the minister.
The move comes after Bono was heavily criticised when he was given the award last week.
It was awarded by Zapatero for Bono’s “merits” as a minister, including his role in the withdrawal of Spanish troops from Iraq.
But Opposition political figures said Bono should not have received the award only six weeks after taking over as Defence Minister.
Zapatero granted the award to all those who helped in the withdrawal of Spanish troops from Iraq. . . .
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