The overwhelming bewilderment begins with the scores of competing plans that are being offered,

After that, we weren't competing for overall. But lots of teams with top overalls didn't have the scores we were competing with.

Bewilderment is often the child of the ignorance! If you are bewildered to some things, it means that you are not yet a wise man!

We must acknowledge that for scores of years the Iraqis have offered martyrs and victims but have not been able to change the regime.

Plans were offered to them (state and local governments), and they did not implement them,

In this case, you have overwhelming evidence of efficacy.