Look at this wisdom on foreign policy

Look at the arrogant and colonialist tone and substance:  "“The biggest issue in the world today is growth, and the world is divided into two groups — those who get it and those who don’t,” said Michael Mandelbaum, the Johns Hopkins University foreign policy expert. “If you’re dealing with the Middle East, it might actually be helpful to have someone who can tell some of the parties why they are going in the wrong direction and how their problems are not what they think they are, nor are their solutions.”"  Yes, Mr. Mandelbaum and his friend Friedman want to tell the natives that they are wrong and they are right and that the natives should listen to them and do what they are told.  Is this guy for real?