More gish-gallop.

„Opening a new market” in this case means funding and rebuilding an otherwise war obliterated continent with next to no means of housing or feeding its people; or are you seriously arguing that they should have just left it all to the Soviet army to rape, pillage and plunder like they did to Eastern Europe?

I’m not being naive, you’re just being obstinate.

The US is capable of some vehemently abhorrent action, but the Marshall Plan was not one of them.

Of course the US should foot the bill. In kind. They certainly shouldn't be allowed anywhere near Iran nor anywhere else they destroyed.

Finally we can agree on something.