Unfortunately, Operation Eagle Claw failed, as did Carter's presidency because of it.

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But he believed that some of the American prisoners might die in an attack, and that even if the mission, called Eagle Claw, were successful it would disturb an already unstable region.

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Eagle Claw never got near the prisoners.

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South African Tim Clark hit a final-hole eagle as he and Fiji's Vijay Singh defeated Lucas Glover and Stewart Cink to claw back vital points for the international team.

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