[Iris7]

Eagle Claw was intensely micro-managed by the White House. Enough said.

There was a mission plan that probably would have worked, but Carter thought it was utterly terrible.

A parachute drop of two battalions was to be covered by C130s carrying the late Viet Nam war daisy cutters, the ones in a big propane tank.

A long list of militarily significant installation would each get a daisy cutter. Any attempt to move toward the Embassy was to have a daisy cutter. The guys on the ground could call them in as needed, also. I can't remember the extraction plan, so I probably did not like it much.

This was in the days before precision bombing by GPS, so these somewhat large bombs would make up the difference. My estimate is that more than 200 and less than 500 daisy cutters would be needed. This level of ordinance use in Teheran would have caused significant collateral damage. It is possible there would have been civilian casualties on the Hiroshima scale.

So you can see why Carter got upset. Me, I think the plan had possibilities.

[snippy_about_it]

...but Carter thought it was utterly terrible.

Carter was utterly terrible!

Good morning Iris7.

[SAMWolf]

Eagle Claw was intensely micro-managed by the White House

That was my understanding too. Decisions that should have been made in the field were being made at the White House.