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2011-07-22 Europe

Germany Takes Over Greece. This is Not A Repeat of 1941.

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Posted by DarthVader 2011-07-22 15:52|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 More like the 1882 British seizure of Egypt, although I can't say I see any equivalent to the Suez Canal in this particular parallel.

Posted by Mitch H. 2011-07-22 16:26|| http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/ 2011-07-22 16:26|| Front Page Top

#2 I really think we need to start closing bases and withdrawing troops from Europe before we get sucked into yet another little internecine ~~war~~ squabble....

Posted by Barbara 2011-07-22 16:27|| 2011-07-22 16:27|| Front Page Top

#3 Good lord, they're going to send in the German bookkeepers. This is going to be interesting.

Posted by trailing wife 2011-07-22 16:33|| 2011-07-22 16:33|| Front Page Top

#4 ...has saddled Germans with responsibility they don't want or need.

Poor babies. Not like Americans saddled with security responsibilities they didn't want or need for the past thirty years. I'd bet they'll be just as loved as the Americans have been.

Posted by Procopius2k 2011-07-22 16:56|| 2011-07-22 16:56|| Front Page Top

#5 The (afaict) least socialist German political party is being blackmailed into committing suicide in favor of this very socialist international venture, without much thought as to what's going to replace it.

Oh well, it's not like the Germans aren't being replaced by a people who got away with genocide in the past (much less against Greeks).

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2011-07-22 17:02|| 2011-07-22 17:02|| Front Page Top

#6 Miss TW -

You ain't kidding. I was selling cars for Chrysler when they were bought out by Mercedes, and the gentleman who owned our dealership was a bit surprised to see German accountants show up. He was even more surprised when the first thing they told him was, "Show us the real books." They proceeded to audit the place with a carrot peeler.

Cost him well north of seven figures to clear up those lil' discrepancies they found and keep his franchise.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2011-07-22 17:08|| 2011-07-22 17:08|| Front Page Top

#7 Ah, well. At least the Greek waiters will be kept busy.

Posted by Pappy 2011-07-22 17:29|| 2011-07-22 17:29|| Front Page Top

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