Marshall. really. really?anyway...
From refugees to security to Brexit, Europeans cannot take care of themselves. The US has been indifferent so far but we need it at our side
In 1947 George Marshall, the US secretary of state, went to Europe. He was shocked by what he saw: a continent in ruins, and rampant hunger. The mood in Paris, Berlin and other capitals was resigned and doom-laden. On returning to Washington, Marshall told President Truman that something dramatic needed to be done – and very soon. The initiative would have to come from Washington, he said.
On 5 June, in a speech to students at Harvard, Marshall announced his European recovery programme. It became, in the words of the British politician Ernest Bevin, “a lifeline to sinking men”. The Marshall plan not only helped Europe back on its feet, it laid the groundwork for the cooperation that ultimately led to the creation of the European Economic Community, the European Union’s predecessor.
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Europe is in crisis. Once more, America will have to step in to save us | Natalie Nougayrède | Opinion | The Guardian
another take on this :
As the West spirals down the toilet there are occasional – well, truth to tell, not so occasional – signposts of decline along the way. One is this piece from The Guardian; the title is pretty self-explanatory. "Europe is in crisis. Once more, America will have to step in to save us." By one Natalie Nougayrède, she starts off comparing Joe Biden to George Marshall. To which one can only say !.
In essence Washington has to save Europe from Brexit; save it from Russia's "military offensive" (such a slow-moving one, isn't it? still not past Donetsk airport after months of fighting and dozens of invasions.) And take a few more Syrian refugees.
Oh, and US President Obama maybe should put Churchill's bust back in the White House.
There. Fixed that, didn't she?
But the interesting fact is not that the editors of The Guardian thought it worth while to devote space and, one assumes a fee, to this pitiful tripe but the reactions of the readers. I invite you to look through the comments – 800+ so far – and find one that is not completely scornful and contemptuous of what Nougayrède has written.
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The Yawning Heights of New Ibansk
From refugees to security to Brexit, Europeans cannot take care of themselves. The US has been indifferent so far but we need it at our side
In 1947 George Marshall, the US secretary of state, went to Europe. He was shocked by what he saw: a continent in ruins, and rampant hunger. The mood in Paris, Berlin and other capitals was resigned and doom-laden. On returning to Washington, Marshall told President Truman that something dramatic needed to be done – and very soon. The initiative would have to come from Washington, he said.
On 5 June, in a speech to students at Harvard, Marshall announced his European recovery programme. It became, in the words of the British politician Ernest Bevin, “a lifeline to sinking men”. The Marshall plan not only helped Europe back on its feet, it laid the groundwork for the cooperation that ultimately led to the creation of the European Economic Community, the European Union’s predecessor.
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Europe is in crisis. Once more, America will have to step in to save us | Natalie Nougayrède | Opinion | The Guardian
another take on this :
As the West spirals down the toilet there are occasional – well, truth to tell, not so occasional – signposts of decline along the way. One is this piece from The Guardian; the title is pretty self-explanatory. "Europe is in crisis. Once more, America will have to step in to save us." By one Natalie Nougayrède, she starts off comparing Joe Biden to George Marshall. To which one can only say !.
In essence Washington has to save Europe from Brexit; save it from Russia's "military offensive" (such a slow-moving one, isn't it? still not past Donetsk airport after months of fighting and dozens of invasions.) And take a few more Syrian refugees.
Oh, and US President Obama maybe should put Churchill's bust back in the White House.
There. Fixed that, didn't she?
But the interesting fact is not that the editors of The Guardian thought it worth while to devote space and, one assumes a fee, to this pitiful tripe but the reactions of the readers. I invite you to look through the comments – 800+ so far – and find one that is not completely scornful and contemptuous of what Nougayrède has written.
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The Yawning Heights of New Ibansk
