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US forces locate and evacuate downed airman in Iran

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Re: US forces locate and evacuate downed airman in Iran

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The smartest thing Trump could do right now would be to take this as a "victory" and end the war.

I think he would have liked to end the war a while ago, but Iran and Israel disagree, so he's stuck.

Let them fight till death then. Not an American problem.

Re: US forces locate and evacuate downed airman in Iran

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FROM PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP

WE GOT HIM!

My fellow Americans, over the past several hours, the United States Military pulled off one of the most daring Search and Rescue Operations in U.S. History, for one of our incredible Crew Member Officers, who also happens to be a highly respected Colonel, and who I am thrilled to let you know is now SAFE and SOUND! This brave Warrior was behind enemy lines in the treacherous mountains of Iran, being hunted down by our enemies, who were getting closer and closer by the hour, but was never truly alone because his Commander in Chief, Secretary of War, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and fellow Warfighters were monitoring his location 24 hours a day, and diligently planning for his rescue. At my direction, the U.S. Military sent dozens of aircraft, armed with the most lethal weapons in the World, to retrieve him. He sustained injuries, but he will be just fine. This miraculous Search and Rescue Operation comes in addition to a successful rescue of another brave Pilot, yesterday, which we did not confirm, because we did not want to jeopardize our second rescue operation. This is the first time in military memory that two U.S. Pilots have been rescued, separately, deep in Enemy Territory. WE WILL NEVER LEAVE AN AMERICAN WARFIGHTER BEHIND! The fact that we were able to pull off both of these operations, without a SINGLE American killed, or even wounded, just proves once again, that we have achieved overwhelming Air Dominance and Superiority over the Iranian skies. This is a moment that ALL Americans, Republican, Democrat, and everyone else, should be proud of and united around. We truly have the best, most professional, and lethal Military in the History of the World. GOD BLESS AMERICA, GOD BLESS OUR TROOPS, AND HAPPY EASTER TO ALL!

Re: US forces locate and evacuate downed airman in Iran

#43

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I think he would have liked to end the war a while ago, but Iran and Israel disagree, so he's stuck.

Let them fight till death then. Not an American problem.

Israel disagrees.

Re: US forces locate and evacuate downed airman in Iran

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FROM PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP WE GOT HIM! My fellow Americans, over the past several hours, the United States Military pulled off one of the most daring Search and Rescue Operations in U.S. History, for one of our incredible Crew Member Officers, who also happens to be a highly respected Colonel, and who I am thrilled to let you know is now SAFE and SOUND! This brave Warrior was behind enemy lines in the treacherous…

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Re: US forces locate and evacuate downed airman in Iran

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The ridiculous amount of focus on this one individual vs the complete lack of attention for the thousands of Iranians already dead is very disturbing.

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No, it does not show either. You completely fail at understanding my quite brief comment just jumped to delivering your talking point.

Re: US forces locate and evacuate downed airman in Iran

#47

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Let them fight till death then. Not an American problem.

Israel disagrees.

They are free to disagree. America can withdraw anytime it wants. Let Israel fight whoever they want to fight and cry as much about America as they want.

Re: US forces locate and evacuate downed airman in Iran

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Illegally? We're at war with Iran. They have consistently supported terrorism, they have an illegal nuclear program. They're lucky it's still at this level.

Isn't that war illegal? Doesn't congress need to approve these things? Speaking of terrorism, only one of the belligerents has been antagonizing both its allies and its enemies recently. Didn't they just snatch another country's head of state? Try a decapitation strike unprompted against Iran? Threaten to invade Canada, Greenland and Cuba? If one regime is using terror to achieve political aims these days...

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Re: US forces locate and evacuate downed airman in Iran

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An interesting perspective I see all over X and reddit is calling these people heroes, but only once the rescue happened. The more tame responses simply state that they are happy everyone was rescued and no military was harmed. Why? Those pilots were flying over Iran illegally, presumably to inflict fatal harm on whichever targets.

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> Without Israel, all Western civilisation is toast

Before Israel was established in 1948, was Western civilization toast? Or was it the power of the "western civilization" that conquered and ruled the world for centuries beforehand that allowed the creation of Israel?

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