Mark Bowden is making the rounds on interview shows for his new book Guests of the Ayatollah which chronicles in exhaustive detail the holding of Americans by the Iranians from 1979-1981.
Check here for a riveting account of the attempted special forces raid to free the hostages.
In the radio interviews I've heard, he was asked if today's special forces could have pulled off the rescue. He replied that special forces capabilities have been greatly strengthened since then and they would have have a much better chance of success.
As it was the ill-fated rescue attempted in 1980 floundered at the first refueling point known as Desert One.
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