It may be an awful introduction but it is EXTREMELY accurate.
When it was executed American Special Operations was on the trash heap after the end of Vietnam. Luckily the stars aligned just right and American Special Operations was rescued.
Entebbe was copied by America and remained the benchmark for us for nearly 15 years, Within the community you knew you had arrived when you started participating in the regular Entebbe re enactments.
Anyone who claims that the failed Iranian Hostage Rescue attempt in April 1980 doesn’t know the real history of what happened.
Me? I was there when we started copying the Israeli mission, including all political considerations, in July 1976 and remained part of the “A” team until my retirement in 1990.
“...Anyone who claims that the failed Iranian Hostage Rescue attempt in April 1980 doesn’t know the real history of what happened...”
It failed...That is a given....
Of course, people who weren’t involved with the failed rescue attempt do not know the whole story...Only what was reported...
Me? I was there when we started copying the Israeli mission,...So why didn’t you tell Carter not to use helicopters from each branch of the service (which weren’t intended for that type of mission)who never trained together and never should have been considered in the first place?
No, it’s still awful. If you have never heard of Entebbe, then it is IMPOSSIBLE that you have heard of the significant event under discussion.