'Easter Miracle': When Reality Outshines Action Films
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'Easter Miracle': When reality outshines action films
The U.S. military’s rescue operation of a downed airman in Iran’s rugged terrain was nothing short of dramatic, akin to something from a spy-action thriller. U.S. President Donald Trump called the successful mission an “Easter Miracle,” as it coincided with Easter Sunday. Hundreds of U.S. special forces personnel, including Navy SEAL Team 6, who carried out this death-defying operation, participated in the operation. The CIA also played a crucia…
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The rescue of two American airmen shot down over Iranian territory, completed over the Easter weekend, drew a text message from President Trump to NBC News’s Kristen Welker describing it as an Easter miracle executed by rescuers who were brilliant, strong, decisive, and as cool as anyone can be. Steven Bucci, a thirty-year Army Special Forces veteran and visiting fellow at the Heritage Foundation’s Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies, join…
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