>> seeing as so many Greeks were welcomed in the US and did so well here <<
Not only that:
The criminal who bears more responsibility than anybody else for Greece’s current condition is the late Andreas Papandreou.
This man had been an American citizen, a U.S. Navy vet in WW2, and eventually reached the pinnacle of success in his chosen profession by becoming a well-regarded, widely-published economist on the faculty of the University of California. Nobody could better exemplify the American dream of achievement for a first-generation emigrant.
Yet after Prof. Papandreou returned to Greece and became Prime Minister, he somehow evolved into an utterly insane enemy of the USA and a bosom buddy of Libya’s Col. Qaddafi — as well as a corrupt political thug nearly on the Ceaucescu scale. Greece has paid dearly for this cretin’s misdeeds and may continue paying for many years.
after Prof. Papandreou returned to Greece and became Prime Minister, he somehow evolved into an utterly insane enemy of the USA
After he returned? Oh c’mon - he was a trotskyite in his youth—went to Harvard FGS...he was a third way socialist long before he went to the US. He was welcomed into the arms of the cacademics in this country as one of their own...socialistas.
He was, as most people believe, a CIA puppet.