Iran Hostages
* Re “20 Years After Hostages, Iran Reflects on Costs,” Nov. 4: For America, the No. 1 legacy left by the hostages in Iran was the emasculation of President Carter, who was quite friendly to the aims of emerging countries, including Middle Eastern ones. The hostage taking sped his utter humiliation before the eyes of the world. It sealed his downfall, and allowed the emergence of a chief executive who cared little for anything beyond his own reflection, much less the world at large: Ronald Reagan.
WINSTON STEWARD
Los Angeles
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