Greece - here come the lefties

[Boreas]

Originally Posted by finnbow

NATO would like to present a common front against Russian aggression, particularly with Putin seemingly likely to use such aggression to foster support for his regime during a serious economic downturn. To me, it's fully understandable that NATO and leaders of EU nations are concerned about Greek overtures with Russia.

Do you, for one second, believe that there would be any "Russian aggression" were it not for Western meddling in Maidan?

And you said it yourself: "Greek overtures with Russia" (although the construction is typically "to" rather than "with"). The present discussion resulted from my asking BeamOn if he had any evidence of Russian meddling in Greece. In response, you posted that pathetic article from the Post as evidence, even though the author made no such claim.

So, my question remains unanswered.

While Greece may have taken a screwing from western bankers, etc., the fiscal management of their country, with or without European intervention, has been pretty abysmal.

I don't disagree but that's not to the point. Clearly Syriza's success can be attributed to the dismal failures of the last several governments as well as the depredations of Western bankers and neoliberal policies of the EU toward Greece.

John