[A CA Guy]

Problem is that you are in a war zone and I am sure anything connected with the American or British government is closed down there right now.

You would think, OK send helicopters and ships, but they would be going to an unsecured area where there are terrorists with Iranian supplied stuff that could knock a helicopter in flight down or sink any number of ships they want to that come into rescue.

Outside of Jews going to Israel, I can't believe since we started in Afghanistan that any American would go to the Middle East.

You had to know it was risky?

I can't believe 25.000 are there unless they are mostly related by blood to citizens of Lebanon.

I would expect helicopters and ships will be too dangerous and the US military can't go in without it looking like an invasion.

I wouldn't know where to begin, the way I see it someone will have to try and march everyone out of there or something.

American government coming in looks like an invasion, all transportation going in for evacuation would be targeted for missiles by terrorist.

I think they will send people to march you folks out in the near future, but to where I don't know. I can't think of one secure way to move people out shy of invasion by the USA which won't happen.

[Jezebelle]

Yeah, they're kind of stuck.

Here's another thing: with each missile the instigators launch, Israeli lives are endangered. I don't think the Israelis should hang back waiting for an evacuation of a bunch of dumbasses with no common sense.

[Diva]

You would think, OK send helicopters and ships, but they would be going to an unsecured area where there are terrorists with Iranian supplied stuff that could knock a helicopter in flight down or sink any number of ships they want to that come into rescue.

Not to mention the real possibility of Israel shooting down those helicopters if the rescue is not coordinated with their military. When you have planes and missles in the air, to use our President's own colorful language, s**t happens!

[Diva]

You would think, OK send helicopters and ships, but they would be going to an unsecured area where there are terrorists with Iranian supplied stuff that could knock a helicopter in flight down or sink any number of ships they want to that come into rescue.

Not to mention the real possibility of Israel shooting down those helicopters if the rescue is not coordinated with their military. When you have planes and missles in the air, to use our President's own colorful language, s**t happens!