If Obama’s words are to count, he must continue to push for the kind of deal Greece needs – one that errs on the side of too much debt forgiveness, rather than too little. Recent analysis shows that forgiveness of Greece’s official debt is unambiguously desirable, as another bogus deal will keep the Greek economy depressed, ensuring that the problem soon recurs.
奥巴马的话要想管用，他必须继续推动希腊所需要的协议&mdash;&mdash;宁愿债务豁免过多也要避免过少。最新研究表明豁免希腊的官方债务毫无疑问是值得追求的，而再来一个假协议将让希腊经济继续陷于萧条，问题在不久后必将复发。如果非要满足欧洲的敏感神经，那么希腊的债务偿还可能需要100年以上的时间。