So we the taxpayer have pay for the poor judgment of people who chose to vacation in war zones? And yes, I would expect the US govt. to act far more quickly to protect the lives of soldiers and diplomats, people the govt. placed in harm's way should they be somewhere where hostilities suddenly break out. The govt. didn't ask for people to vacation or to do missionary work in Lebanon. In the end we'll pay to get them out and that's fine. I just don't like the bitching that it's not suitable to their idea of how fast it should happen.
Lebabon was not a war zone. Do you suggest that prople should not visit Israel?
You may well have a different tune were to you legitimately have been in Beirut on official legitimate assignment, you turned to your government for help (you know, the one you paid 36% of your salary to last year?--i.e. which you fund with your tax dollars), and you got the usual "Your Call is Very Important to US, Please Stay on the Line" bullsh*t you get from United Airlines, American Airlines, Walgreens, Prudential, Social Security Administration, O'Hare Airport, General Motors, Houston Department of Power, Radisson, Dirt Devil, Lexington, Ky City Hall, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Target, Comcast, the Federal Government, the State Courthouse, you name it in America these days.