This article discusses the debt of southern European countries (mainly Greece) and how the wealthier northern countries (such as Germany) are the main sources of funding for Greece's substantial bailout.  Do you think Greece is capable of getting back on track or do you think that northern countries such as Germany are throwing their money away by funding the enormous bailout? If a country that is closely related to the U.S., such as Canada, were in the same kind of financial trouble what reasons would there be for the U.S. to fund their bailout?

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/24/greece-inspectors-idUSL5E8DN97520120224