Trump and his allies are calling it an Easter miracle. We go in and rescue an airman behind enemy lines. We can celebrate that. That is extraordinary. And now the Journal does note The most famous rescue operation that the US has previously attempted in Iran, aimed at freeing 53 US embassy staff hostages nearly 46 years ago, had failed dramatically after a series of mishaps punctuated by a fiery crash at a desert staging area. What a contrast. Go back to Jimmy Carter. Yeah, we've got our hostages. That, that the beginning of this, this Islamic revolution is taking. Taking American hostage in the embassy. (10:55–11:17)
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