I'm not saying I agree with that line, I'm saying that this is what the (Bush II) government was signaling at the time. (Which for them was likely true -- losing Lehman, Goldman and AIG in a month would have destroyed a world of wealthy executives.)

Greece is another matter; the problem there was not with the bailout, but with stupid terms imposed by the troika to cover debts. In fact, if the troika had behaved with Greece in the same way the US government did with US banks (putting up cash right away, no questions asked), Greece would not have suffered what it did.