Letters, May 19, 1980

Uneasy Allies

To the Editors:

America's allies [April 28]—always there when they need you.

(The Rev.) Larry N. Lorenzoni San Francisco

Who does Carter think he is, trying to dictate foreign policy to independent nations? Does he not realize that the nations of Western Europe are not puppets of the U.S. and are well qualified to decide on their own what action should be taken toward the illegal detention of American subjects in Iran?

Ian D. Hay Aberdeen, Scotland

I am an Englishwoman who was never very pro-American. Now, however, the U.S. has all my sympathy. It is expected to help out every Tom, Dick and Harry...

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