The majority of Spain is not against the war on terrorism. They just feel that the war on Iraq (without the UN) was not the proper way to fight it. They had expressed their opinion before and now they did it again.
The statements from those two spaniards reveal exactly that. War on terrorism didn't seem that important before it came to spanish soil.
It was the same in the US. Suicide bombings in Israel didn't seem to justify and invasion of Afghanistan or Irak. Even the attack on the USS Cole didn't seem a reason enough.
But after those planes murdered US civilians, well that shifted the balance and made the war on terrorism a crucial issue on politics. And they acted the way they felt was best to fight it. And if there was an election you can be sure economic issues wouldn't weigh anything compare to the war on terrorism.
Well Spain is in that situation. Terrorism after 11M became a central focus on public opinion and they acted, not out of fear, but out of courage to tread the path they feel is better to fight terrorism. And that opinion they didn't change. They stood still and prepared for walking the path they had chosen even before the attacks. It just wasn't a priority.
Why should we be hipocrits and say that they had to act before? If the 11/09 had been in Spain would the US have acted? I don't think they would. Even now the path Bush has taken is not clear for ALL americans.
Fear? There is no fear in Spain. They are acting about it, not retreating.
I see more fear in opinions that say that their option will lead to more attacks. If your choices depend on that, well...THAT is fear.