U.S. Evacuation Efforts are Lagging

Reports say that the U.S. is lagging in its efforts to evacuate 8,000 Americans from Lebanon. Additionally, the State Department is coming under fire for asking Americans to reimburse the government $150 for their passage. Frankly, I am sure people will gladly pay the money to get picked up. The problem is that if Hurricane Katrina is any indication, these poor Americans in Lebanon will be blown to smithereens long before they are evacuated.