On: Thousands of deadly U.S. military airstrikes have gone unreported

[js8]

I see it as different periods, really. The decisions are made by people, and there were different people in power in 1940s United States than in 1980s United States.

[fit2rule → js8]

The decisions are made by people, following policies that have been in place for decades.

[js8 → fit2rule]

Sometimes, sometimes not. Marshall plan wasn't based on decades of policy, but rather on decades of experience.

[fit2rule → js8]

I think you mean to say: The Marshall Plan is a policy, formulated on the basis of decades of experience.