Hey Salmo,Im beting the vast majority of those people in Lebanon are not vacationers. With that in mind,IMO those who are there know exactly what the risks are, and further they know that the US Govt, will be there when things break loose. Using an Italian vacation is a difficult comparison for me. When I was there, I had enough difficulty managing my way around the country with the language barrier the train strikes etc. Picture yourself there on Vacation with your family under attack with no trains,no planes, no airport for that matter, little differnet situation.