That was at least the first stage of the plan - the "top-down" part. Next comes the "bottom-up" phase: from the streets - and it has already begun.
1) Bring down America through crushing debt, through excessive spending.
2) Replace all viable energy sources that are capable of supporting a capitalist economy with fake energy sources that are incapable of doing so, with the goal of destroying and replacing said capitalist economy with a socialist/communist economy.