South Yemen and. of course. most recently and most flagrantly. Afghanistan. and. also. the inability to get back our hostages from the Iranians. It strikes me that President Carter has been trying. in this way. perhaps to show the commitment or show the American voters that he is determined to be a strong President and he is determined not to have the United States seem to back down or seem to be -a helpless giant in the face of these situations. The Cuban refugee problem has added further to American citizens feeling that this country is somehow being pushed around. If that is the case. I can understand it.