There's no room for self-criticism is Western policy circles; it's all "blame the Russians" and "poor little us"https://twitter.com/thorstenbenner/status/561444892602552321 …
Russia seen as a threat by US/EU elites (https://twitter.com/thorstenbenner/status/561444892602552321 …) even as they aggressively encircle Russia ---> http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gwCXwhcEwbY/U2UOiLysETI/AAAAAAAAM2E/-KYAY3nfRMI/s1600/russia-wants-war-us-bases-sarcastic-map.jpg …