His involvement in Latin America was indicative of how he would mobilize resources to get something done, then go to such extremes he'd have to abandon the project.
He would mobilize resources to accomplish a task but then go to far and abandon the project. 
mnli hypothesis: He would mobilize resources to accomplish a task but then go to far and abandon the project.  premise: His involvement in Latin America was indicative of how he would mobilize resources to get something done, then go to such extremes he'd have to abandon the project.