[alloysteel]

But do we really have an obligation to extricate them from Lebanon?

Why, yes, as a matter of fact, we do. If only that we may send them to a "rendition" location, to keep them from acting as a "fifth column" either within Lebanon, or other trouble spots throughout the world.

Including locations within the US.

[Darkwolf377]

These are the stories that take me back to public high school. We were taught that the America Firsters were basically the scum of the Earth for not wanting to get into WW2. (I happened to agree with that assessment of them.)

But these days we hear this kind of crap and the CORRECT response, the response that's conventional wisdom, is...tolerance.

I wish we weren't so afraid to charge people with treason for treasonous activity. As to these people, all I can say is I wish we'd have tighter standards for citizenship--say, if you stay a certain amount of time in a hostile country, you're outtahere.