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To the editor: H.R. McMaster’s and Jonathan D.T. Ward’s fairy-tale-like analysis of the Soviet Union’s collapse is potentially dangerous. That we find such mythology around Ronald Reagan to be so prevalent among “experts” illuminates the rot at contemporary U.S. foreign policy’s core. Détente was not a “live and let live” approach, but rather a recognition after the near-disastrous Berlin and Cuba crises that coexistence was necessary to avoid nuclear annihilation. Reagan himself realized this after being informed that the Soviets had misperceived U.S. military maneuvers as a cover for aggression. Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev terminated the Cold War when he became convinced that U.S. intentions were benign, not aggressive. The U.S. accomplished far more through seeking cooperation, not confrontation, with the Soviets. ....
.. To the editor: Implicit in the article but not really answered is the question of how much of Gascón’s reforms are consistent with the law. Advertisement No district attorney has the authority to override duly adopted legislation that was promulgated after hearings and votes by our elected officials. These cannot be overridden by a prosecutor bent on reform; that is up to the Legislature. This bears more scrutiny and, in many instances, I would not be surprised if Gascón is trying to change legislative and case applications of the law through administrative directions. He cannot do this. ....