Wouldn’t of mattered. The forces couldn’t, and didn’t execute. Poor plan, bad inter service tension, mediocre pilots, divided operational and tactical command.... Basically a cluster in search of hope. All with in the military, with Generals and Colonels piled ten feet high.
One of the major reasons the mission failed is that Carter, a former Navy submariner, put the Navy in charge of the operation. The Navy opted to use their helicopters, which were built for sea operations, not desert, and the sand and dust caused them to fail. Enough of the helicopters failed or turned back that there weren’t enough to carry out the mission. The coup de grace was when the Navy helicopter crashed into the C130 on the ground, destroying both and killing a number of Delta Force people and aircrew.