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US evacuation of Lebanon challenged in lawsuit

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Posted by Destro in Indiana 2006-07-25 01:50|| || Front Page|| [11130 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 "My wife and kids are (according to our most recent phone conversation) on a plane from Cyprus to the United States now. They made landfall on the disputed Greco-Turk island early in the morning Sunday and boarded a plane very late that night.I have to wait for the first-hand account, but in my experience, trying to make arrangements with various hotlines in Cyprus, Lebanon and the United States all week, I can say one thing: The United States government has done a bang-up job with this evacuation. There were the predictable half-days of busy signals, incomplete and/or incorrect information, and circular patterns of deferral from one hotline to the next and back to the first, but every person I've spoken with has been courteous, helpful, and as informative as it was possible to be under the circumstances. Mrs. Cavanaugh, not to mention the kids, may have a different story, but I have no complaints with the Departments of State and Defense over this matter." Tim Cavanaugh from Reason.

Posted by Deacon Blues">Deacon Blues 2006-07-25 08:48|| 2006-07-25 08:48|| Front Page Top

#2 Sounds like normal office SNAFU at first. Same with any big burocracy. At least the evac is working.

Posted by DarthVader 2006-07-25 09:32|| 2006-07-25 09:32|| Front Page Top

#3 What the hell is wrong with these people? There's a WAR going on and they happen to be, by their own choice, in the middle of it. What a bunch of ungrateful bastards!

Posted by mac 2006-07-25 09:42|| 2006-07-25 09:42|| Front Page Top

#4 Hate to tell ya, folks, but the US Govt. has no positive requirement to protect you in a foreign country. Read your passport.

Posted by mojo">mojo 2006-07-25 09:58|| 2006-07-25 09:58|| Front Page Top

#5 Read the article. It has nothing to do with evacuations; it is an attempt to undermine U.S. aid to Israel.

Posted by DoDo 2006-07-25 11:25|| 2006-07-25 11:25|| Front Page Top

#6 Whoop de doo. Try and get some help out of the Embassy personnel overseas sometime, sister. They are not there to protect individual Americans, they are there to advance the national interest.

Moral of the story: if you want a destination wedding, choose some place that is not in a region known for repeated episodes of warfare.

Posted by Swamp Blondie 2006-07-25 13:21|| http://azjetsetchick.blogspot.com]">[http://azjetsetchick.blogspot.com] 2006-07-25 13:21|| Front Page Top

#7 What comes around goes around.

Posted by DepotGuy 2006-07-25 14:49|| 2006-07-25 14:49|| Front Page Top

#8 What these tool bags don't know is that you can't evacuate people quickly when the airport don't work so well. Also US Navy/USMC MEUs don't magically appear - ships take time to move. The DOD had advance party folks on the ground very quickly. Once planned and coordinated, the NEO went down w/o a hitch. Two questions - how many of those evac'd entered Leb on a passport other than a US and what was their length/purpose of stay? My hunch is many entered on Lebanese ppts and were long term residents. They pulled out the US ppt when things got dicey.

Posted by Groth Unique4582 2006-07-25 19:08|| 2006-07-25 19:08|| Front Page Top

#9 The article (and the lawsuit) is a crock of clodwallop. Cows at least deposit something useful. Every one of the idiots that brought this lawsuit should be deported, whether they're "citizens" or not. The sole purpose of this lawsuit is to make the US look bad overseas, and to try to criple Israel's right to wage war in self-defense. Shooting a lot of these bas$$$$$ would be a better solution, but the ACLU might ~~not~~ get in the way.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2006-07-25 20:04|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2006-07-25 20:04|| Front Page Top

#10 what entire BS.
"This is not an issue of the Israel and Lebanese conflict. We're only addressing the issue of United States citizens' concerns for being free from harm," Nabih Ayad, lead lawyer for the ADC, told reporters."
not an issue my A**.

Folks who choose to live in countries such as Lebanon, and feel that America is responsible for your safety is a bit of a stretch here. These are war times.
For the last several years I haven't even wanted to travel anywhere outside the US border.

Listening to CNN criticize the evacuation effort in the first hours, then to actually hear from folks rescued and who were so appreciative of the state department getting them out, being the exact opposite of what was initially reported; CNN makes my blood boil with the twisting of the truth here.
Jan (from work)

Posted by Jan 2006-07-25 20:09|| 2006-07-25 20:09|| Front Page Top

#11 O'Reilly is interviewing the SpokseBat for the AADC, now. She's a Looney. "I'm against all violence. Lebanon devastated. We need the American Government to go into these villages to blah blah blah. Immoral. No leadership."

Typical BarkyBarky BDS MuzzBat SympBat AssBat.

Looked like Helen Thomas.

Posted by Omick Jineck1993 2006-07-25 20:10|| 2006-07-25 20:10|| Front Page Top

#12 #7 - Heh.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2006-07-25 20:38|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com] 2006-07-25 20:38|| Front Page Top

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