The Political Horrors of Greece - Euro Crisis

Guardian: Reports the following from Greece, " the far-right Golden Dawn has ratcheted up the rhetoric by threatening to remove immigrants and their children from hospitals and kindergartens. ".

Lets Get Real:

The Greek people are saner and better that to support these extreme Parties on the right and left, yes the mainstream Political Parties have let the Greek people down, but does Greece want to see innocent children thrown out on the street from hospitals and schools, the Greeks suffered in World War Two under German occupation, do they want to gain a image that is close to Nazi Germany. At least if Greece is still in the Euro it can do a deal later, for now it has to take the hard choice and vote for the mainstream Parties, that is the only way for Greece to face itself with honour in the mirror, the mirror can show honour or not, it is the choice of the the Greek people what face they show to the world.

Capital Controls for Greece - Euro Crisis

Daily Mail: Reports that the EU is considering plans for capital controls on Greeks taking money out of Greece also freezing the right of Greeks to travel within the EU.

Lets Get Real:

This is the nightmare result for the EU folks, the left wing anti austerity Parties form the next Greek Government and demand that Greece be treated the same as Spain, in other words never ending bailouts without any strings. The election on Sunday in Greece will decide the fate of Greece in the Euro and the fate of the Euro itself. One can assume that the Greek voters will not be impressed by the fact that the Spanish have gotten a 100 billion euros without any strings, they might think its safe to vote for the left wing Parties base on the idea that France and Germany are bluffing. The Greeks have to understand this is not a bluff, if the Greeks don't keep to the agreed austerity deal then they are out of the Euro, that simple and brutal. The Greeks will be on their own, the EU has to worry about Spain needing a State bailout, on top of that Italy with its 2 trillion debt just might sink the euro. Thus if your in Greece please understand you have only one choice, not great, bad in many respects, Greece has to support the austerity parties or face the results. It can be cold out there, no EU or Euro cover, time for Athens to take the horrible medicine, there is no other choice.

US vs. Russia - Syria

Telegraph: Reports that the US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has accused the Putin Regime of laying to the US when it comes to its role in Syria.

Lets Get Real:

Thus if the Russians are laying what is the US going to do, the answer folks, a big fat nothing. In the Oval you have President Obama who thinks his rhetoric is reality, thus his restart relationship is more important than the thousands people killed in Syria. It seems the lack of action by Bill Clinton in Bosnia and Africa in the 1990s did not get as far as Chicago, while women and children are being killed in Syria the Oval does nothing, it wants to keep its relationship with Russia rather help the innocent. This is why President Obama is failure on the domestic and international front, he has allowed the belief in his own brain power to obscure the real world. If a regional war does break out one can place part of the blame at the door of the Oval. One has to wonder did Secretary Clinton clear her remarks with the Oval, will she regret not running against President Obama in 2012, it could be that Bill Clinton was right, that Obama lacks the skill to be a President. Lets see if the Oval can get off the dime and do something to save the people of Syria, this blog is not holding its breath.

Syria in Civil War - UN

BBC News: Reports that the head of the UN’s peacekeeping operations has stated that Syria is in a state of Civil War.

Lets Get Real:

This is hardly breaking news folks, Syria has been in a low level Civil War for months, what is worrying is the statement by the US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that Syria’s ally Russia is now going to give the Assad Regime attack helicopters. This low level Civil War could go regional, it would not take much for Turkey to get dragged in to the Civil War. Lets recall Turkey is member of NATO. The Assad Regime has two Aces up its sleeve, the support at the UN of Russia, the Putin Regime wants Russia back as a regional super power after the fall of the USSR. Thus it should be noted that Syria was a close ally of the USSR during the Cold War, also Russia has a warm water port in Syria, it does not want to see another Libya. Also the Tehran Regime can not afford to lose Syria, it allows it to place pressure on Israel, thus Assad will get financial and military support from Iran. The Obama Administration does not want Iran to go nuclear, so its has major problems with Syria and Iran. Just before the Presidential election November POTUS can not afford for the Syrian Civil War to go regional, also he does not want Israel to strike Iran due to its nuclear ambitions. The Republicans will use the failure to act in Syria and the lack of getting to Russians to back off to show that the Obama restart with Russia has failed, this means that POTUS who saw foreign policy as a net plus of his term is looking at domestic failure and foreign policy disaster, one has to say Obama is fast becoming another Carter Mark 11.