“I don't think I've been too optimistic. The government believes the contraction will be around 1.5 per cent, as the central bank said. However, we're waiting to see the Commission estimate.” ThinkingBelieveSaidGovernmentWaitingOptimisticCentsCentral BanksContractions Author:Luis de Guindos
“It has been said that the United States was deceived into entering and expanding the Vietnam War by its own overoptimistic propaganda. The record suggests, however, that the policy-makers stayed in Vietnam not so much because of overly optimistic hopes of winning ... as because of overly pessimistic assessments of the consequences of losing.” Has BeensSaidWarStatesWinningUnitedUnited StatesRecordsPolicyLosingConsequenceOptimisticPropagandaMakersVietnamEnteringExpandingDeceivedVietnam WarPessimisticAssessmentPolicy Makers Book:The real war: the classic reporting on the Vietnam War with a new essay Source: The real war: the classic reporting on the Vietnam War with a new essay