Quote from Haroki:
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Congress and the press raised a furor over the failed mission. Having opposed Operation Eagle Claw from the first, Secretary of State Vance resigned out of principle. The administration prevailed on a reluctant Beckwith to hold a press conference and dispel rumors that President Carter had lost his nerve and aborted the mission at the last minute. Since the publicity rendered him unable to continue as Delta Force leader, Charles Beckwith, a true American hero, ended his long and distinguished military career soon thereafter
Did this moron ever think of maybe using two bases in Iran spread widely apart and 16 helicopters? Ah duh - it is the desert after all and they have sand storms.

