Ben Bernanke: The US Is An “Innocent Bystander” To The Crisis
In the News (from BBC News): “US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has told Congress that the US economy is ‘close to faltering’ and more action may be needed.
“But he warned that the eurozone debt crisis, as well as overly hasty spending cuts by the federal government, risked undermining the US recovery.
“But he added that the US central bank’s monetary policies were ‘no panacea.’
“On the subject of the eurozone debt crisis, Mr Bernanke said there was little help the US could offer.
“’The problems are not really economic, they’re political,’ he said. ‘Because what they are trying to do is find solutions that are acceptable to 17 different countries, which you can imagine is very difficult.’
“He said that the US was an ‘innocent bystander’ to the crisis, and while the country’s direct exposure to any debt default by Greece was limited, the real risk was that a disorderly default could trigger a run on other eurozone governments and a banking crisis, which would hit the US badly.”
My Comment: The expression “that the United States was an ‘innocent bystander’ to the crisis” is especially moving. One may shed tears, touched by the suffering of pure innocence.
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If before correction we are all being guided unknowingly like puppets by the Creator, particularly the politicians and nations, why do you single out America as if we are some rogue operator who as you say, ” Is trying to destroy Israel”, and now, snide remarks about their intentions? If you have a problem with the U.S., rather than post such divisive rhetoric, why don’t you take your own advise and, ” Go to the craftsman who made them”.