First, annoy and insult Russia, then tell them what to do
Target Russia As Cheney Takes Aim Over Russian Democracy
http://www.terradaily.com/reports/Target_Russia_As_Cheney_Takes_Aim_Over_Russian_Democracy.html
Washington (UPI) May 11, 2006 - Beating up on Russia's shrinking democracy has
become a geopolitical blood sport from Vice President Cheney down to
unreconstructed cold warriors that gleefully say, "I told you so." They see no
contradiction in berating Vladimir Putin's governing style and the imprecatory
diplomatic efforts of the Bush administration to enlist the Russian president's
support to persuade Iran to abandon its nuclear ambitions.