South Carolina Representative Nancy Mace led a rescue flight for Americans stranded in Israel on Wednesday in the midst of the escalating tensions in Iran.
Mace, a Republican, announced on social media that she traveled to Israel after having learned that a South Carolina family was “stranded in a war zone getting hit with missiles and rockets.”
The congresswoman announced the family returned home “safely,” but she warned that “hundreds more” families are still stranded in the country, which included “families with infants and students.”
Mace’s coordination with the State Department and the American Embassies in Jordan, Israel, and Greece allowed the nonprofit organization Grey Bull, which works to rescue “Americans and allies anytime, anywhere,” to use one of the department’s planes and evacuate 155 more Americans out of Israel.
These evacuation efforts marked Grey Bull’s 808th rescue mission so far.
Mace then commended Grey Bull and the Americans who volunteered “to help their fellow Americans,” adding that those people are “serving our nation patriotically tonight and always.”
Mace also condemned her colleagues for “governing from a distance” and “waiting for the situation to resolve itself” rather than taking action to put Americans first.
“The only answer worthy of the office—worthy of our country—is to get them out,” she wrote.
While she did not state whether she supports the escalating military campaign against the Iranian regime that began on Feb. 28, Mace noted that “seeing this conflict firsthand reminds you of what’s at stake when the world becomes dangerous, and leadership becomes a question of character, not convenience.”
Since the initial bombing that killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Feb. 28, Iran has retaliated against U.S. forces and American allies in the region.
On March 2, Iran launched ballistic missiles against the Israeli city of Tel Aviv, wounding six Israelis.
