Ben Shapiro

We're currently in a hot war with the Iranians.

So almost certainly the Iranians would have used his actual life to split the American public.

They almost undoubtedly would have threatened to execute him publicly unless the war ended on their terms.

We moved hundreds, if not thousands of troops into enemy theater, built a small airstrip overnight, misdirected thousands of enemy troops and operatives.

And then we extracted one American under fire more than a day after he originally dropped into Iran after his plane was hit.

America kicks back.

absolute ass according to the new york times both air force officers were deep in hostile territory on friday morning alone and armed only with pistol the plane's pilot was in constant communication with his unit he was rescued almost immediately about six hours later by a force that included attack planes and helicopters under heavy fire apparently he was concussed in the immediate aftermath he was unconscious

He woke up, he sent a signal, and then he proceeded to hike up a 7,000-foot ridgeline and then wedge himself into a crevice to hide from Iranian operatives.

The CIA developed a deception plan to try to buy some time.

They spread word in Iran that the airman had already been found and was already moving out of the country.

And the hope was that the Iranians would redirect their resources from like the base of the mountain where he actually was hiding.

to the roads out of the region to try to stop any sort of exit mission.

And according to The Times, the CIA operation worked.

U.S.

military officials, meanwhile, were preparing a vast, complex rescue mission involving 100 special operations forces led by elements of SEAL Team Six, Delta Force Commandos and Army Rangers were on standby if needed.

The Wall Street Journal reports that troops

led by CENTCOM, brought a devastating array of firepower to keep the enemy at bay.

They brought four B-1 bombers, dropped nearly 100 2,000-pound satellite-guided bombs, according to two U.S.

officials.

MQ-9 Reaper drones also struck suspected fighters as they approached within kilometers of the aviator's hiding site.