Reupping, given welcome news that the US was able to extract the downed airman, but in the process destroyed 2-3 aircraft.
This was not Eagle Claw (the Iranians are holding ships as hostage, not Americans). It was a costly, risky, but ultimately successful mission.
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Trump Dreads Failing Like Jimmy Carter Did on Iran - emptywheel
Donald Trump has a pathological need to avoid being seen as he sees Jimmy Carter's failure to respond aggressively to Iranian radicals, a loser, someone who keeps leeching power over the course of an ...
