It's a wonderful theory, but here are some counterexamples off the top of my head: Yamamoto: studied extensively in the US but led the charge to attack the US

It's a wonderful theory, but here are some counterexamples off the top of my head: Yamamoto: studied extensively in the US but led the charge to attack the US in WWII. Thought we'd be a pushover. Matsuoko: contemporary of Yamamoto who became Foreign Secretary and similarly though attacking the US was a good idea Qutb: his time in the US convinced him that the US was evil - he created the philosophical basis for modern islamic terrorism and the Muslim Brotherhood The CCP (chinese communist party) is conducting extensive influence operations in our universities today. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/chinas-foreign-influencers-are-causing-alarm-in-washington/2017/12/10/98227264-dc58-11e7-b859-fb0995360725_story.html?noredirect=on https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/chin...