Despite propaganda coup of F-15 crew rescue, downing is reminder to US that Iran can fight back
by Dan Sabbagh in Jerusalem from World news | The Guardian on (#74QWB)
Donald Trump will claim rescue as a triumph but 48-hour drama should be a caution against launching ground operation
Donald Trump will inevitably claim the rescue of the second crew member of the downed F-15 fighter as a propaganda triumph, though the 48-hour drama is a reminder that an undefeated Iran is able to fight back and inflict costs on the US.
It also ought to be a caution for a White House still contemplating whether to launch a ground operation in Iran to seize an island in the Persian Gulf - particularly if there a serious ambition to extract Iran's highly enriched uranium from deep underground.
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