America 's enemies may rejoice , but the rest of the world is mystified , writes Frida Ghitis . How can the most powerful country get tangled in a web of its own making ? She says it discourages the champions of democracy around the world , encourages dictators . Forget just for now the anguish of the people accepted for clinical trials on cancer drugs at the National Institutes of Health . And she argues that President Obama has been too willing to compromise with Iran and other countries on nuclear issues. U.S. leaders wasting time on shutdown , rather than focusing on long-term strategy .
America 's enemies may rejoice , but the rest of the world is mystified , writes Frida Ghitis . How can the most powerful country get tangled in a web of its own making ? She says it discourages the champions of democracy around the world , encourages dictators . And she argues that President Obama has been too willing to compromise with Iran and other countries on nuclear issues. U.S. leaders wasting time on shutdown , rather than focusing on long-term strategy .