But Russia has to make the decision. We can work with them on security matters, for example, but it's their call to make. So I'm not exactly sure where the vice president is coming from, but I think one way for us to end up being viewed as the ugly American is for us to go around the world saying, we do it this way, so should you.

Can we draw the following conclusion?
Dictating to other countries harms the American image.

Available choices: [-] Yes; [-] It's impossible to say; [-] No;