He's correct, but he misses the point. The notion that its possible to turn Somalia or Afghanistan into Switzerland is the ultimate progressive/socialist/marxist social-engineering fantasy. ie) ALL society needs is some really smart PhDs and "resources" and nation-wide social-engineering is a piece of cake. They hold this fantasy both at home, and abroad.
That is the mental illness that affects people in Washington DC
“He’s correct, but he misses the point.”
He isn’t missing it. That just isn’t the purpose of his speech. You can’t have a coherent talk and cover all aspects of a subject.