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Can anyone else think of another single-purpose/ high risk/ high-profile targeted military raid anywhere that was executed as brilliantly as the Seals raid in Abbottabad this week? I can think of only one- the Israeli Commando hostage rescue at Entebbe Airport in 1976.
I'm sure there have been lots of similar raids that we'll never hear about.. They dont train these people to sit around and wait for a task every 10 years...
I'm sure there have been lots of similar raids that we'll never hear about.. They dont train these people to sit around and wait for a task every 10 years...
I think that's a reasonable point- there have undoubtedly been many successes (and failures) we never hear about- though it stands to reason we'd be a lot more likely to hear about the successful ones.
But I'm thinking about raids like this, where history is made: the target is critical, the stakes are through the roof, books and movies are sure to follow, win or lose... and the operation is a resounding success.
I actually thought of another (again, Israeli)- the bombing of the nuclear plant in Iraq (1982?).
Well, any high-risk raid where hostages are successfully liberated would probably rank higher on the "difficulty" scale of things. The absence of hostages in this case changes the calculations quite a bit.
Can anyone else think of another single-purpose/ high risk/ high-profile targeted military raid anywhere that was executed as brilliantly as the Seals raid in Abbottabad this week? I can think of only one- the Israeli Commando hostage rescue at Entebbe Airport in 1976.
Can anyone else think of another single-purpose/ high risk/ high-profile targeted military raid anywhere that was executed as brilliantly as the Seals raid in Abbottabad this week? I can think of only one- the Israeli Commando hostage rescue at Entebbe Airport in 1976.
GW did a good job on this one .....oh wait.....Err.......
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