The US has a history since the "excursion" in Korea, (vets call it a "war"...) of recovering downed flight crew. With the greatest respect to the Pedro, Dustoffs and Sandy operators, the risk-reward on conducting such operations makes sense from a morale point of view when successful, but to force capability it seems to be less clear. I wish the teams well in their duties, but the risks placed upon their shoulders is substantial. SAR outside of a contested area is not disputed.
In recent times, the Taliban were frequently behaving in a manner consistent with the rhetoric of the W.H. chief tweeter, turning the calendar back to the Stone Age. ISIS/ISUL similar, however, Iran has its moments where it behaves in a civilised manner, certainly more coherently than the C-I-C of the WH does.
Best wishes to the CSAR crews.