[Iwo Jima]

He's there for work with the IMF,

Why does that make his case better? I think it makes it worse. Let the IMF get him out.

It's not like we have a high opinion of the IMF or what they do.

You leave the protection of the United States, YOU LEAVE THE PROTECTION OF THE UNITED STATES.

[Clara Lou]

It's not like we have a high opinion of the IMF....
I think your brain has been hermetically sealed.

[Carilisa]

Irony: Iwo Jima posts "You leave the protection of the United States, YOU LEAVE THE PROTECTION OF THE UNITED STATES" while the Iwo Jima is enroute to Protect and Serve the Americans stranded in Lebanon.

[LibertyRocks]

I'm not saying that makes him special in any way. I just don't see why people are being so rude to him.

BTW: the IMF offered passage to Syria IIRC. I think he was smart not to take that trip. I do agree with you that no-one outside the US should count on help from inside the US especially in a situation such as this. Heck, no-one should even count on help WITHIN the US -- the gov't itself warns us it will take days if anything happens here for them to help us, what do you want in a foreign country???

I've just seen so many be rude to Rebel_Yell2 when all he is doing is trying to relay his experiences, and feelings, I just don't think it's called for.