An Arab bailout to aid the bailout of Greece?

[Mosamania]

so you bail them out. they owe you money.

the options become
a) they don't repay you. what are you going to do now realistically? they are part of nato and have a strong army.
b) they decide to repay. you tell them to build a mosque in athens. they say get lost.

you've still not ended up with any influence

Having control over the Economy is far much stronger than you believe. America's AIPAC does not draw its power from jewish voters but because its members are all very powerful rich business men. Yet that small group is very powerful in the US policy making.

 

[roadrunner]

I totally agree that controlling the economy is a good thing.

I'm just hugely perplexed as to why you think they would ever allow you to take over their economy. It won't happen in a million years.

 

[Mosamania]

I totally agree that controlling the economy is a good thing.

I'm just hugely perplexed as to why you think they would ever allow you to take over their economy. It won't happen in a million years.

Greece now is ready to make a deal even with the devil to get it out of the whole it dug itself in. Not that we are devils but they surely won't say no.

 

[roadrunner]

So let's say they say yes and take your money.

Everything is good. They paid back their debts thanks to you.

Then they tell you to get lost. What are you going to do about it?

 

[Mosamania]

So let's say they say yes and take your money.

Everything is good. They paid back their debts thanks to you.

Then they tell you to get lost. What are you going to do about it?

The Article is not talking about giving them money for their debt if you read it correctly. It is talking about GCC countries especially the UAE and Qatar investing in Greek companies meaning JVs and Company take overs by Arab Business men. meaning their companies and thus their economy will be under the control of said business men.

Greek can tell them as you said "Get lost" but in effect the investments and those business men shares in the companies will be dropped and in effect an economical collapse will follow. If the government is fine with having such a consequence on it that is.

 

[roadrunner]

well alright let's take that example.

arabs buy up lots of shares in greek businesses. business gets going, greece pays off its debts.

greece then nationalizes all its state assets and tells the investors to get lost (pays them some discounted amount).

what are you going to do about it?

 

[Mosamania]

well alright let's take that example.

arabs buy up lots of shares in greek businesses. business gets going, greece pays off its debts.

greece then nationalizes all its state assets and tells the investors to get lost (pays them some discounted amount).

what are you going to do about it?

The EU rules forbid them from doing this unless they want the entire world of investors thinking twice about investing in Europe and thus ruin the European Economy further they are free to do it. But other European countries would not like this. They would not like this at all.

 

[longbrained]

Deals not backed by guns are nothing more than fools dream. Some one has to enforce the rules of a deal. Greece will take GCC money and then after all is well, EU will raise a "political reform" and "regime change" in GCC, with the deal being off. Simple as that. Arabs have no power whatsoever even compared to a country like Greece. This is the simple truth. According to US official estimates more than 4% of all the USA belongs to Saudi Arabia in some ways the largest investor in US. How much Saudis control US economy let alone US government? We all know the answer to that question. Is there any way for Saudis to ever get back their investment for example by pulling out? We all know what would happen to Saudis if they ever dare to even imagine of pulling out trillions of dollars from US economy. These are the truths. Saudis are like Bull power. The Bull works and "feels" that the economy of farm is under his control. The farmer has other opinion, but uses the bull anyways, until the bull gets old and can not pull anymore and farmer slaughters the bull for the meat. Harsh world. Harsh realities.