“Democratic presidential candidate Bill Richardson says if he's elected, he'll appoint a top-level envoy to rebuilding shattered ties to the Muslim world. Richardson, the governor of New Mexico, also called for a 'multilateral Marshall Plan' to rebuild the Middle East.”
Ed Cognoski responds:The Marshall Plan was one of history's most successful proactive efforts to advance civilization. But I don't think it can be transplanted easily to the Middle East. The cultural differences are much greater there. It'll take new genius, maybe greater genius, to figure out how to rebuild that part of the world, genius that seems to be sadly lacking in Washington, DC, today.
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