"this is how the rest of the world looks at the U.S. right now. Not as part of the hand - giving strength and purpose to the rest of the fingers - but, instead, scratching our nose and sending a far different signal." In other words, she sees the USA as giving the world the extended middle finger.
"how the rest of the world looks at" does not imply "she sees the USA as giving the world the .... finger". It means, "the world sees the USA as giving the world the finger.
These businessmen were jerks, to be sure, but to equate these fools with all Americans?
Another false charge: Nooyi says explicitly that the FEW give a bad rep to the many: "Truth be told, the behaviors of a few sully the perception for all of us"
It was a poorly conceived speech, but this is an even more poorly written and ignorant essay.