Note for those not clicking, the failure had absolutely nothing to do with resistance from Iran, or anything Iran did. It had to do with operational issues, in

Note for those not clicking, the failure had absolutely nothing to do with resistance from Iran, or anything Iran did. It had to do with operational issues, including 3 failed helicopters out of the 8. Upon Carter accepting recommendations to abort, a 4th crashed resulting in the 8 soldiers lost. This happened 45 years ago, with different gear, and a lot of operations between now and then. It should have zero impact on any decision to go into Iran or not. Of course, whether the US would go in is still a valid question, including other aspects of risk.