If you are old enough to remember the cold war, this type of talk is old-school.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aLYU7HXCr_F8&refer=worldwide
Here is the standard modus operandi of the Russian cold war operative (which was essentially anyone from Russia); they belittle the U.S. claiming it's (anything that is wrong) our fault, then make the point that they (the Russians) are the solution and they must be a leader to save us all.
We see where that got them the first time around. I guess old habits die hard.
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