[Jubal Harshaw]

It’s possible that the anti-western attitude of many Greeks dates to December 1944. Here’s a story which may be interesting in this regard:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/nov/30/athens-1944-britains-dirty-secret

Also, note that Manolis Glezos, mentioned in the story, was imprisoned and sentenced to death by the US-backed government in 1948, though the execution was never carried out. Glezos is an icon of anti-Nazi Greek resistance in WWII, still alive, a member of a parliament until mid 2015, apparently still writing. It’s as if Nathan Hale had escaped death and was still and alive and influential in 1844. Think that a living Nathan Hale might have had an influence on American attitudes towards England in 1844? That’s an analogy for Greece today.

More on Manolis Glezos:

https://infogalactic.com/info/Manolis_Glezos

I personally yield to no one in my love for the USA, and I have no doubt whatsoever that the US foreign policy establishment was trying the best they could to help Greece, and the rest of the region, for the long term. Still, it’s undeniable that some aspects of US, and US-supported, policy have been suboptimal regarding Greece.

[Verginius Rufus]

Thanks to Truman's intervention, the Communists were defeated in the Greek Civil War and Greece was spared 40 years of a Communist dictatorship such as Bulgaria, Romania, Albania and Yugoslavia were able to enjoy.

How can the Greeks ever forgive us?