The economist Larry Summers has invoked the analogy of the Vietnam War to describe European decision-making. “At every juncture they made the minimum commitments necessary to avoid imminent disaster – offering optimistic rhetoric, but never taking the steps that even they believed could offer the prospect of decisive victory.”
经济学家拉里·萨默斯（Larry Summers）将欧洲决策比作越南战争。“每当关键时刻，他们总是做出避免眼前灾难所需的最低程度承诺——用乐观的语调发言，但从来不拿出真刀真枪，即使他们能够通过这样取得决定性胜利。”