Critical of the Pickle

I've had it with people, like Tom(The Pickle) Vilsack, who are criticizing America and the Bush Administration for evacuation efforts in Lebanon.

First- the blame lies with Hezbollah, period! So if you want to criticize...START THERE!

Second-How about some accountability on the part of these idiots who went there on their own accord!

It's LEBANON in THE MIDDLE EAST! Are you that out of touch with reality? As long as I can remember it's been in turmoil.

Here's what I pulled off the Travel Warnings section of the State Department's web site...

January 20, 2006

SAFETY AND SECURITY: Recent events in Lebanon underscore the need for caution and sound personal security precautions. Former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri was assassinated on February 14, 2005 in a car bomb attack in which 22 people were killed and many others seriously wounded; the potential for violence remains. Since February 2005, there have been 15 separate bombings in Lebanon, resulting in ten dead and 121 wounded.

Americans have been the targets of numerous terrorist attacks in Lebanon in the past. The perpetrators of many of these attacks are still present and retain the ability to act.

U.S. citizens who travel to Lebanon should exercise heightened caution when traveling in parts of the southern suburbs of Beirut, portions of the Bekaa Valley and South Lebanon, and the cities of Sidon and Tripoli. Hizballah has not been disarmed. It maintains a strong presence in many of these areas, and there is potential for action by other extremist groups in the city of Tripoli. Tensions remain in Lebanon's southern border with the possibility of Hizballah and Palestinian militant activity at any time.

Palestinian groups hostile to both the Lebanese government and the U.S. operate largely autonomously inside refugee camps in different areas of the country. Intra-communal violence within the camps has resulted in violent incidents such as shootings and explosions. Travel by U.S. citizens to Palestinian camps should be avoided. Asbat al-Ansar, a terrorist group with apparent links to Al-Qaida, has targeted Lebanese, U.S. and other foreign government interests. It has been outlawed by the Lebanese government but continues to maintain a presence in Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp.

In addition, dangers posed by landmines and unexploded ordnance throughout south Lebanon are significant and also exist in other areas where civil war fighting was intense.

The Department of State urges American citizens to take responsibility for their own personal security while traveling overseas.

So now we have to go bail these idiots out and for FREE?! Why? Because the Dummycrats like the Pickle and SanFranNancy Pelosi are enablers. Even though there's a federal law that mandates reimbursement to the government if an American has to be evacuated from a foreign country. I have no doubt that most of those being evacuated are anti-military too. We're putting our Marines in harms way to save their sorry asses. To top it off, I haven't seen or heard a Thank you or God Bless America from the bunch...INGRATES!