How the downing of Iran Air flight 655 still sparks US-Iran enmity
A US Navy ship shot down the civilian airliner 34 years ago, a tragic event that Americans forget but Iranians never will.
Nick Danby is an active duty junior intelligence officer in the United States Navy currently placed within the expeditionary warfare domain. He graduated magna cum laude with an A.B. in History from Harvard University. During his time there, he also worked for global consultancies and think tanks. His work has been published in The National Interest, Naval History, The Washington Examiner, Real Clear Defense, The Fletcher Forum on World Affairs, and The Harvard Crimson. Follow him on Twitter @nickdanby
A US Navy ship shot down the civilian airliner 34 years ago, a tragic event that Americans forget but Iranians never will.
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One need only to look to Vietnam for how this alternative plays out in the real world.