A lot of talk of why? Why is this crazy visit taking place at all? What is behind it? Why should austerity ravaged Greece, on the brink of slashing pensions, wages, healthcare even more, till there is nothing left, fork out so many funds for a security operation based on draconian laws from the time of the dictatorship? Snipers, helicopters, naval commandos… when our hospitals do not even have basic supplies such as gauze and syringes.

So there is a lot of analysis, and speculation. Merkel wants to express her support for the beleaguered Samaras government which is trying to do her bidding. Merkel has come to check out the Real Estate going for a song which she intends to snap up. Merkel wants to suck out the last dregs from a moribund country. Merkel wants to bolster the Euro so she cannot let Greece leave the zone, for fear of the domino effect.

And many many more, such as her own election prospects. And then there is a lot of empty talk about how brave she is in coming to Greece at all. Brave? I would ask. Since the whole of Greek security capability and more is being deployed, I hardly think The Frau is at any risk at all. She would not have been at risk with even more sensible and regular security. At worse she might have got a yogurt flung at her. But she has so many interchangeable identical jackets that it really would not matter.

No, I don’t think she is brave at all. I think she is clueless. And I also do not really give much credence to any of the reasons being aired over why she might be making the visit. None of these require her physical presence. And as for giving a boost to the despicable Samaras government, her visit will have quite the opposite effect.

In my humble opinion the only reason why Merkel is undertaking this visit, is that like for so many other decisions of hers, she just does not know any better.