None of us is Greece or Ireland

Just in from a reporter:

• “Spain is not Greece.” Elena Salgado, Spanish Finance minister, February, 2010.
• “Portugal is not Greece.” The Economist, April 2010.
• “Greece is not Ireland.” George Papaconstantinou, Greek Finance minister, November, 2010.
• “Spain is neither Ireland nor Portugal.” Elena Salgado, Spanish Finance minister, November 2010.
• “Ireland is not in ‘Greek Territory.’” Irish Finance Minister Brian Lenihan. November 2010.
• “Neither Spain nor Portugal is Ireland.” Angel Gurria, Secretary-general OECD, November, 2010.
• “Spain is not Uganda” Spanish PM Rajoy, June, 2012
• “Uganda does not want to be Spain” (Ugandan Foreign Minister) June 13th 2012
• “Italy is not Spain” – Ed Parker, Fitch MD, 12th June 2012