. ▁Un like ▁the ▁British ▁participation ▁in ▁the ▁conflict ▁in ▁Northern ▁Ireland , ▁the ▁Spanish ▁armed ▁forces ▁were ▁never ▁deployed ▁or ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁Bas que ▁conflict , ▁although ▁they ▁represented ▁one ▁of ▁E TA ' s ▁major ▁targets ▁outside ▁the ▁Bas que ▁Country . ▁ ▁José ▁Luis ▁de ▁la ▁Gran ja , ▁Santiago ▁de ▁Pablo ▁and ▁Lud ger ▁Me es ▁argue ▁that ▁the ▁term ▁Bas que ▁conflict , ▁while ▁techn ically ▁correct ▁in ▁several ▁languages ▁as ▁equivalent ▁of ▁' question ' ▁or ▁' problem ', ▁should ▁not ▁give ▁the ▁impression ▁of ▁a ▁war ▁between ▁E us kal ▁Her ria ▁and ▁the ▁states ▁of ▁Spain ▁and ▁France , ▁prefer ring ▁the ▁terms ▁problema ▁or ▁cu est ión ▁( problem ▁or ▁question ), ▁that ▁would ▁en comp ass ▁both ▁the ▁problems ▁in ▁the ▁integration ▁of ▁the ▁Bas que ▁territ ories ▁in ▁the ▁contemporary ▁Spanish ▁state ▁and ▁also ▁the ▁sec ular ▁problems ▁of ▁coh ab itation ▁among ▁the ▁Bas ques ▁themselves . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁P addy ▁Wood worth ▁in ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁article ▁in ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times , ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Ga iz ka ▁Fernández ▁Sol dev illa , ▁the ▁narr ative ▁of ▁the ▁existence ▁of ▁a ▁sec ular ▁conflict ▁between ▁Bas ques ▁and ▁Sp ani ards ▁has ▁been ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁used ▁trop es ▁by ▁E TA ▁and ▁the ▁a bert z ale ▁left ▁as ▁pre text ▁for ▁the ▁activity ▁of ▁the ▁former . ▁José ▁Antonio ▁Pérez ▁Pérez ▁points ▁out ▁that ▁the ▁per ception ▁of ▁a ▁war ▁between