Christine Lagarde (directeur IMF) maakt zich grote zorgen over de economische gevolgen van een mogelijke default. En Leon Panetta (voormalig hoofd CIA, minister van Defensie) sprak zondag bij Meet the Press zijn zorgen uit over de consequenties van de shutdown voor Amerika’s veiligheid.
“If there is that degree of disruption, that lack of certainty, that lack of trust in the U.S. signature, it would mean massive disruption the world over. And we would be at risk of tipping, yet again, into recession.” – Christine Lagarde
“I think our readiness is been badly damaged. Twelve combat squadrons are grounded, half of the Air Force is not combat-ready, we’ve got ships that are not gonna be deployed, we’ve got training rotations that have been canceled (…). All of this is impacting on our readiness and capability to be able to handle a major crisis outside of Afghanistan.’ – Leon Panetta
