Italians, French, Brits, Greeks, others, evacuate their citizens, but.....

[Stinky The Clown]

..... we're 'contracting with a cruise ship company' ... and may get our people out in ..... how many days?

I just saw film of a Brit military Chinook on the gorund in Lebanon, loading UK citizens.

Where's **our** evacuation? And why the fuck are contracting with some cruise ship company?

Oh that's right .... **our** military is otherwise occupied ........ occupying.

(edit for spelling)

[fasttense]

1. This is what happens when you privatize the government.

[Pirate Smile]

2. The Katrina response was the norm, not an aberration, when BushCo

is dealing with helping US citizens. It doesn't matter if it is within our own Country or overseas. You are on your own.

[dipsydoodle]

3. I smiled when I saw that on the news

here in the UK this afternoon. Apparently it only has room for 700 passengers.

From yesterday : http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/5184018.stm I'm guessing an aircraft carrier is somewhat larger than a cruise ship.

[win_in_06]

4. MSNBC is reporting that 54 amcits have been evacuated by helicopter

to Cyprus so far. Limited number can go via schnook, that is why they are contracting the ships.

Runways are inaccessible.

[Stinky The Clown]

5. They **just** reported from the Pentagon that

They want to keep a 'low military profile' off the coast of Lebanon.

But they're sending the Iwo Jima through the Suez Canal. It has a fleet of helicopters on board.

The main point for me, I guess, is how fucking slow our response is.

[Festivito]

6. It takes time to work out the kickback details.

One does not expect conservatives to move quickly on these emergencies.

As soon as they find someone to make the proper RepubliCON donation, it'll be contracted.

Arrival? That's a different story.

[donsu]

7. and if americans get killed they can use it to further cause murder and

mayhem

our american citizens in Lebanon are being used as tools, pawns

[A Simple Game]

9. True words, my thoughts exactly.

I'm sure that * is thinking that these people are not very important. I mean, if they were important people, would they be in Lebanon anyway?

Look at Condi, she wouldn't be caught dead in Lebanon, well apparently she wouldn't be caught alive either.

[Cerridwen]

8. Are they using the same cruise company they used for Katrina?

Just wondering.