[Southack]

"How quickly will this escalate if Hizbollah goes over to American University Beirut and takes 50 U.S. college students hostage? That will change your tune, I'm guessing."

Despicable acts of terrorism won't change the fact that the article for this thread is filled with editorial comments, with which you may agree, rather than with news.

One of the things that Free Republic does is to sort out opinions/bias from hard facts in news stories. In this case, your ox got gored because you are mad because you are stuck in a war zone....which, while understandable, hardly makes you objective.

Read the CNN news that I posted above. The first cruise ship arrives today to begin evacuating large numbers of Americans. Airliners are likewise being chartered, and U.S. naval vessels are en route to you.

Sure, our State Department sucks (I'd like for a Geraldo type of news show to sneak a video camera into such bureaucratic offices in order to film the utter contempt that State Department employees have for American citizens).

If you thought otherwise when you planned your trip, you were under a grave misimpression.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Nothing in the article appeared to be obviously incorrect.

[rebel_yell2]

I'm here on the ground so I think I'm in a bit better position to ascertain what is "fact" from what is fiction.

Certainly, the Slimes is trying to editorialize, but I see a number of "facts" in the article. I'm sorry your partisanship has blinded you to what is "fact" and what is "editorial."

FWIW, I came here with State Dept. approval and under protection of the U.N. So much for both. The U.N. evacuated this morning by bus through Syria.

[Jezebelle]

State has been infested with lefties for a long time. Bush should have cleaned house there, just as he should have at Justice.

[mrs tiggywinkle]

***The first cruise ship arrives today to begin evacuating large numbers of Americans. Airliners are likewise being chartered, and U.S. naval vessels are en route to you.***

This deserves to be repeated.

[mrs tiggywinkle]

In addition to my last post...

To say the American government is doing nothing is incorrect.

[tcrlaf]

The other problem you have is that Americans are automatic TARGETS..

Gathering large groups of them in a War-Zone is a bad idea, without the Military support to guard them, and that takes TIME to put together...

A ship filled with American Civilians is a nice, juicy target for the bad guys. You want to get out safe? Or have your Obit posted in your hometown paper?

[NorCalRepub]

FR does sort out opinion well at times....but other times it can be just as bad as Kos when the news is not to their liking....look at all the hateful BS crap throw around here when some Repub senator or congressman does not vote their way....instead of debate and such....they evolve into name calling and childish behavior