Unfortunately, for taxpayers the Obama administration seems not to understand the complexity of the cultural forces in the Middle East, and thus the US blunders along in spite of tribal and other roadblocks. (Not to mention campaign promises...but that's another thread all together.)
Similarly, the current administration seems not to understand the culture of capitalism. Gee, banks hold their cash cards close to vest in bad times? Golly, corporations build reserves for even more troubled times rather than expand hiring? Yikes, manufacturers are shipping out of inventory rather than recall employees to make new products? Why, let's just wait until the government throws some more incentive cash our way rather than expend our own resources?
Look, Alice, it's just a wonderland out there....