Had Varoufakis adopted an equivalent strategy for Greece, he would have stuck doggedly to his demand for debt cancellation until the last moment, then backed down on this “principle” in exchange for major concessions on austerity and structural reforms. Or he could have adopted a less aggressive strategy: Concede from the start the German principle that debts are sacrosanct and then show that austerity could be eased without any reduction in the face value of Greek debt.
如果雅路法克斯为希腊制定类似的策略，他应该顽固坚持要求债务取消直到最后一刻，然后在这一“原则”上做出让步，以换取紧缩和结构改革问题上的重大利益。或者他可以采取更温和的策略：从一开始就做出让步，承认债务神圣不可侵犯这一德国的原则，然后证明在不减少希腊债务任何面值的情况下可以减缓紧缩。雅路法克斯在无视与和解之间摇摆，结果在两个立场上都失去了信誉。