The recovery of a missing American airman after two U.S. warplanes were brought down over Iran changes the emotional temperature of the crisis. It is one thing for a confrontation to remain abstract, managed through maps, statements, and naval movements. It becomes something else when a rescue mission succeeds in pulling a service member back from enemy territory and reminds … [Read more...] about The Rescue, the Ultimatum, and the Narrowing Space for De-escalation