If the Pentagon could not arrange private charter flights, it should use military aircraft. “Do it, now,” the president ordered. Informed by Kissinger that Pentagon officials were arguing over the type of aircraft to be used, Nixon exploded: “Goddamn it, use every one we have. Tell them to send everything that can fly.”13 The next morning, anxious residents in Tel Aviv were awakened to a loud droning in the sky. One after another, giant American air force transports rumbled overhead as they descended to nearby airports and airfields. Cars stopped in the streets and people began to shout “God
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