("Sylvain" wrote)
 actually,  wasn't there a 'rescue operation' that failed miserably? that
 looks like a response to me,  even if the outcome is not what you might
 have wished.
I've looked for the quote in the past - no luck.
Someone in the Israeli government, maybe Moshe Dayan:
'A Superpower should never mount a rescue operation with only six
helicopters.'
http://rescueattempt.tripod.com/id8.html
Go from there.
http://www.specwarnet.com/miscinfo/eagleclaw.htm
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