It was the French statesman, Georges Clemenceau (1841-1929), who is credited with stating, “It is far easier to make war than peace.” For Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras, the statement is apt. The same could be said for Angela Merkel and a number of other European leaders who have found themselves embroiled in a crisis that refuses to go away. With Greece missing its $1.7 billion payment on June 30 and a July 5 referendum on whether Greeks should accept the last creditor proposal looming, the dreaded Grexit could also be on the horizon.
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