U.S. studying possible rescue plans in case of crisis at Sochi Olympics
Source: Reuters
(Reuters) - In the face of concerns about possible attacks by militants during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, U.S. military and intelligence officials have been studying contingency plans for evacuating Americans from the games in case of a crisis.
But U.S. officials have concluded there would be major obstacles to mounting a large-scale effort by the military or other U.S. government resources to evacuate Americans from Sochi, said a source familiar with Obama administration debates.
The most formidable roadblock U.S. officials have discussed regarding contingency plans for Sochi is that Russian authorities have historically been reluctant to allow foreign military forces, especially those of the United States, on Russian territory.
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"No matter what happens," the Russians "are not going to welcome with open arms" any intervention by outsiders, even in a situation where outsiders might only be seeking to rescue their own citizens, the source said.
U.S. contingency planners have also apparently determined that there are few ways to prepare and potentially position supplies or forces for a possible Olympics rescue because of Sochi's location, the source said.
Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/19/us-olympics-russia-usa-idUSBREA0I0EH20140119
Interesting info in the full article: Many think the attacks will happen outside of Sochi, if they do happen. Second, American sources are claiming Russia is not sharing info about the threats. The article is worth reading. It includes the quote by Angus King (I-Maine) that he doesn't think it's safe enough to take his family.
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...that we haven't recently been passing laws that would put a subset of their athletes in a very specific kind of danger.
This is a tough, weird situation. I hope it goes smoothly for all involved, but there's a lot of tension over how fabulous we are as a nation, if you know what I mean.
Good thing the Russians had their military there to evacuate...oh, wait a minute 
Risk is part of the price you pay for going to the Olympics, either as a competitor or spectator. It sucks, but it's not as if we haven't played a huge role in making it worse. 