Hezbollah was not showering Isreal with rockets EVERYDAY as you try to analogize. Have they been a major threat, yes absolutely. My point was not that Isreal does not have a right to defend itself. My point (poorly made in previous post) is that the US cannot bring anything to the table to promote peace in that region with the current foreign policy. We set the standard so low for invading another country that we have nothing to offer.

I never said 25000 citizens wanted to be evacuated. But 25000 is what I heard as the number of Americans in Lebanon.

I'm not whining about how long it takes. I was simply trying to state that wouldn't you expect the one and only super power to be able to mobilize quicker than other countries? I would! And I find it disappointing that we didn't react faster. There is a difference between whining and formulating an opinion based on observation.

As far as Americans taking responsibility for themselves well I think that is something we should all strive for. But I don't think as a country we turn our backs on Americans who find themselves in tough situations and right it off as they should have known better...