Patriot , important to remember how this hostage situation developed. https://thehostagerescueattemptiniran.com/evidence-jimmy-carter-abandoned-the-shah-of-iran/ https://www.whitehousehistory.org/teacher-resources/jimmy-carter-and-the-iranian-hostage-crisis/p1 Carter once stated Special Forces were no longer needed as we were no longer fighting in Vietnam. Let that sink in. Carter did nothing until he realized he would lose the election to Reagan. Then allowed the Military to go ahead with a rescue operation. They had to put the operation together from scratch. If anyone could do it Beckwith could. https://philwalter1058.com/2015/09/14/leadership-in-action-colonel-charles-a-beckwith/ https://army.togetherweserved.com/army/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=ShadowBoxProfile&type=BattleMemoryExt&ID=61958 This rescue operation would have been successful had this not been a rush order to help Carter win a election IMO. Also remember the hostages were not released until President Reagan was voted into office, because they knew Reagan was not going to be a Carter IMO. https://www.outsidethebeltway.com/thirty-years-ago-today-ronald-reagan-inaugurated-iranian-hostages-freed/ There are Fact checkers that claim is debunked but they are totally full of crap. We watched as the hostages were released after Reagan was sworn in.