Frida ##y : Tyrants tend to blame someone else for the messes they make . Ghitis : rulers in Russia , Iran , Iraq and Venezuela have pointed fingers at the Taliban She says this strategy has worked for decades in the Middle East . Ghitis : But the search for distractions is not working as well as it used to .
Frida Ghitis : Tyrants like to blame someone else for the messes they make . Ghitis : rulers in Russia , Iran , Egypt and Venezuela have pointed fingers at the U.S. She says this tactic has worked for decades in the Middle East . Ghitis : But the search for distractions is not working as well as it used to .