[Miss Marple]

I umderstand your frustration, but the US does have a problem in the fact there are large numbers of Americans wanting to evacuate, they must hire cruise ships or get military transport ships to the area (which takes time), they can't use the airport, and it would be unsafe to bus Americans through Syria.

For example, we don't know how many cruise lines are refusing to make the trip. We don't know what intelligence has picked up on what Hezbollah plans to do if they see thousands of Americans grouped together.

One thing I heard on television was that for security reasons you will only be given about one hour's notice.

[A CA Guy]

I think they are going to have to try and march people out.

Boats are going to be easy missile targets.

[Victor]

"....they can't use the airport, and it would be unsafe to bus Americans through Syria....."

Wonder why they can't simply bus them into Israel and then out through Tel Aviv?