http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/06/world/europe/greece-main/index.html?hpt=hp_t1
On the condition that the bailout deal is approved, the Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou will resign. I think this is a bad idea because the Eurozone will probably need his support in the future since the debt crisis isn't magically going to go away once it is passed. Greece still has a long way to go and other debt problems are arising in Italy. The Eurozone has a whole needs the leadership of Papendreou since he could help the countries that will be having problems shortly since he has already had to deal with a debt crisis.
I know that he is doing what the vast majority of Greeks do not want, but he was elected to make the hard decisions. The Greek citizens, as with citizens in all republics, do not have the time in their lives to get the full understanding of what needs to be done, which is why we elect people to these offices to do it for us since they will have the time necessary. His job is to do the right thing for his country even if it isn't necessarily the most popular. Truman, Eisenhower, JFK, and Johnson were all in a similar situation involving civil rights. Their positions were definitely not the most popular at the time, but they did what was right and necessary for the United States. Papandreou is doing the exactly what he was elected to do in my opinion: Make the hard decisions that no one else is able to make.
Brad Herrmann
Maness 10am
Papandreou decision to resign was the correct one. He was put into a poor situation and he has done his best. Unfortunately he has been a target for critics and he has been heavily blamed for the situation in Greece. Papandreou's decision to resign is extremely relevant as his country is on the break of leaving the EU. Greece must figure out a way to cut their debt so that their future generations will not suffer more than they already will.
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Valeriano Pols184
I also disagree, and believe that Papandreou needed to step down. If Greece's economy falls; it will not only affect them, but will affect the rest of the European countries. Greece needs to figure out a way to get their economy together; and it can be done so by having someone else step in to help resolve the crisis. If he is not capable of doing it, it is better that he steps down before it gets any worse.
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TA: John (Friday 11am)
I also disagree, and i feel Panpandreou had to step down to slowly start making a better future for Greece. In the end a political leader should be concerned with the country's state and not with their own personal interest. But i feel that Greece has a long way to go with their economy and also with making their citizens happy. The citizens are still protesting and the government needs to realize something has to change and they have to bring new people in and ask more people to resign, because the ones in power are not doing a great job of solving their economic situation.
ReplyDeleteJosip Jureta
TA John (Friday 9am)
I disagree as well. If he let himself step down it means that he is not capable of doing the job and he is honest enough to admit his weakness and step down. Somebody else with a better understanding of how to get rid of this debt crisis should step in and help Greece get thru their problem.
ReplyDeleteJose Acosta
Maness 10 am
I believe that Greek's prime minister stepping down was a sign that he knew that what he was doing was the right thing to do because the decisions he was taking were in the best interest of Greece. Although the citizens were unhappy about it it was for the best. No way do most of Greece's citizens realize how drastically their lives would change if the actions he took were not taken.
ReplyDeleterocio clara
ryan friday 10 am