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"an accident waiting to happen"
:"...the assault plan was sketchy. Its chances for success were very slender indeed. The basic scenario looked very complicated. It also revealed that at this time the Armed Forces of the United States had neither the present resources nor the present capabilities to pull it off. [http://www.mindef.gov.sg/safti/pointer/back/journals/2002/Vol28_2/5.htm]
:"...the assault plan was sketchy. Its chances for success were very slender indeed. The basic scenario looked very complicated. It also revealed that at this time the Armed Forces of the United States had neither the present resources nor the present capabilities to pull it off. [http://www.mindef.gov.sg/safti/pointer/back/journals/2002/Vol28_2/5.htm]
A naval combat officer in the RSN said that the
rescue plan was [[complex]] and [[tightly-coupled]] task, i.e., "an accident waiting to happen" [http://www.mindef.gov.sg/safti/pointer/back/journals/2002/Vol28_2/5.htm]
==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.helis.com/featured/eagle_claw.php Operation Eagle Claw] - most detailed account
*[http://www.helis.com/featured/eagle_claw.php Operation Eagle Claw] - most detailed account