Show Th Utah Statesman Monday April 27 ' Hj Remember crisis and US pride One year ago today the nation was just beginning to recover from the shock of the failed attempt to rescue the American hof'gvs in Iran Last Saturday the anniverno fireworks sary of the attempt there were no parades no celebrations Only sober recollection The rescue effort taught us a few lessons about ourselves our government and our nation It gave us Mime indication of what we are and what we are nct time it gave us an incredible And for an For sense of community just a few hours after the anhad died in an abortive raid men that nouncement eight a disparate nation of inthan more were we on Tehran dividuals we were a single solid community Looking back at those tumultuous 444 days when a fanatical Islamic holy man and his minions held 52 Americans captive the sensation is strikingly melancholy For many Americans it was a time of great shame proving to all the world that this country was a pajirr tiger To others it was a time of great pride proving to all the world that America was a patient nation unwilling to bend to ludicrous demands It is the later definition of the period which strikes closer :o the truth And if America will allow itself the luxury we can le proud of ourselves and of our government for American liehavior during those 444 days We can Ik-- exjx-- i tally proud of the actions of the Joint Special Ojeratons Group the task force which tried to rescue the hostages and which left the bcxiirs of eight men liehind on the Great Salt Desert nearTalias Iran We can also be proud of Jimmy Carter who was President at the time Several hours after mechanical failures in three of the eight helicopters needed for the rrscue operation made them useless Carter went on the television and announced that the raid had been abonrd It was my decision to attempt the rescue operation It was rny decision to cancel it when problems developed he said taking full blame when no blame was actually his It is strange that so much good could come from so much evil But in retrospect it is easy to see that good did come from this period During this dark time of American history Americans acquitted themselves in an honorable manner And we can take pride as we remember the of the daring rescue attempt We can be proud anniversary that we are Americans c wn JM Ward crfMo Ctnwia wtaor DWt t- Wat—— A IWen esman sss-- m J - ' Soeirre tpont edaor dMp director Wtuncrn ptmingi ipliy Samm Garf McVey cmen editor The I'ki Cl ttrrmmm h vrwrrr and edited by Modems of Utah Stale Untverviy Editorial opinions are eoiely thoee of the ediionai board and 'hoar writers with signed an airs They do not neressarily reflect the optntnns of Utah State University or ASUSU LETTER POLICY The editor reserves the right to edit refuse or pom any letter Letters that are typewritten and limilrd to 800 w°eds or Iras will receive lint Letters muse be signed oh the out hoe's true dent number and nbmst Th t Ula ihnce-weehl- "-- nj m r‘ during the arhooi year esrept during finals and school holidays Quarter breaks Veteran's Day Thanksgiving Day and Presidents Day are school holidays EDITORIAL OFFICES ate in Room 313 Taggart Student Center business office in Room 317 phone SECOND CLASS madtng paid in Logan Utah 84321 y 730-173- Eiur' I ISUfw dm Hr Su'd m All of by coni Suddenl iheaccc stability loo 0VC1 Need Ithougl ll jerky Thro ofcomi of main counsel The prevem dm in within On n dor of hen I visit m tounsr thrv c Tfcr1 otnar Israelis are not our allies To the editor: I would like lo respond to ihe leuer written by Morgan Lymas concerning the sale t! AWAC plane lo Saudi Arabia that wax published in Th Siotnman on April 24 Apparently Lymas only comprehension of the Middle East situation is by the sensationalism of his television set If this person had researched his facts properly he would have found out that the Saudis are far better allies to the United States than Israel has ever been and that Saudi Arabia has more to offer us as US citizens than Israel ever could It costs us as American taxpayers in excess of 5 to 6 billion dollars PER YEAR to support our good buddies the One-thir- d Israelis of the aid foreign budgeted by the US Congress goes to support the S miSion people of Israel It ewtdd be dear that the Israelis biC2w welfare problem (and more of the American pt our hail for our generosity? I’m sure that Lymas ran ask the families of the sailors who died the suin-ne- r ousting unsrir of 1967 when the Israelis apparent how a Culf regios the bombed and ‘accidentally we neridebsk moth how American an sank (clearly-marke- d American in ihis area mind you) radar ship that happened to be off the coast of Egypt in the Mediterranean Sea The Israelis apologized f'r this “unfortunate incident” but as of this date they have made no formal or financial restitution As to the claim that the Saudis charge too much for their oil they charge the least amount in all of OPEC and they’ve kept production up so as lo glut the market and help keep costs down During the summer 1979 gasoline shortage when gas lines were long and tempers were short the Saudis decided to give Carter a 4th of July present and increase their of oil from 85 million oaneis a day to 95 million barrels a day Maybe the Saudis do charge nwragujus prices lor their oil i belongs to them in the Place and they should be to charge whatever they then-Preside- nt pro-Jucti- b 5 fDi moihri as much (run and with them as potable of Ihe Shah of If — nen the Israelis have the And to proclaim “they have gaul fr the desert blossom like a rase” With over 100 percent inflation in Israel it would appear that the Amtriem Uxpmytr has made The Saudis have supported the desert blossom like a rose us in countless other ways also So how have our friends and nnd it would be wise far the the Israelis paid us back United States to try to cultivate - main on Naii drnuld snuj Cha digei A I’1 The Saudis need Stairs for our we of" supplies and resources nd the lion Maybe if a such have didn’t cience on their P wouldn't be hfwild I hesid sder booth suiii al lee ham fc£l fuJoverlhealeof They’re our and weshouklnlk“£ righteous whom we do our The On dSig hrestJ4 Saudis and adnur respect American prep that youcan ‘ IV ht TM(r Utah nket Si pus t Utah You won’t burning e I tf Americ holding to America But as for the us ® they’ll like si dollars) US on rolling out and t ®’ ta 4 and supply® la ii t’- - flghterr- -b decide they re than pray sy wfc i wd " -P- will be know how the nori li ti TI |