Anonymous
03/05/2026 12:58
Subject: when will US evacuation efforts begin?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I struggle to feel sorry for Americans who were vacationing in the Middle East despite an ongoing genocide in Gaza and months of credible warnings that America and Israel were going to attack Iran. Every once in a while, people's depraved indifference to the suffering of others catches up with them.
This isn’t about people vacationing, it’s people who work there including military and USG spouses and families.
So, the people who have been enabling a genocide find that their genocidal government doesn't care about any human life, including theirs. Imagine that.
There are people in the region like my 30 year old niece who just got a new job where she was made head of operations in the middle east and was there for work. Lucky for her, she's a British national, and managed to get out.
She went willingly in return for a check to what was already one of the hottest war zones in the world and everyone knew would get significantly worse very quickly. Good for her that she was evacuated, but I wouldn't feel sorry for her if she was stuck there. Actions have consequences and she isn't special.
Look, this is a weird direction to trial balloon...but run with it I guess. Trump abandoned hundreds of thousands of Americans in a warzone he created. That's now part of his shameful legacy and your gaslighting.
+1
I’ll give MAGA credit though for its unflagging energy to roll out these pathetic flexible narratives day after day.
Anonymous
03/05/2026 12:43
Subject: when will US evacuation efforts begin?
Anonymous wrote:It’s maga’s worldview that there should be no govt workers in any country serving any US interests.
Even dedicated patriots. MAGA says “need not apply!”
Also no American companies should be operating in any other countries, and there should be no American workers for any companies operating in any other countries. America first!
Anonymous
03/05/2026 12:19
Subject: when will US evacuation efforts begin?
Some of you are SO incredibly poorly informed about who’s stuck in the ME and more or less abandoned by the US govt (if they can even be called that - they’re so incompetent). Thousands were/are in ME airports changing flights and have now been stuck for almost a week! My British cousin was changing planes in Doha on her way back from a business trip to India. Luckily she’s British so has had some help and got home yesterday. The Americans there are completely on their own with no assistance or communication whatsoever. Complete and total incompetence.
Anonymous
03/05/2026 07:08
Subject: when will US evacuation efforts begin?
It’s maga’s worldview that there should be no govt workers in any country serving any US interests.
Even dedicated patriots. MAGA says “need not apply!”
Even dedicated patriots. MAGA says “need not apply!”
Anonymous
03/05/2026 06:53
Subject: when will US evacuation efforts begin?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Didn’t we all watch Not Without My Daughter? Stay away from the Middle East people!
Is this the latest MAGA excuse? This is what you get for being in the Middle East?
DP. You hurling "MAGA" at anyone you want to silence is just beyond immature. Grow the hell up.
Silencing? What are you talking about? There are American citizens abroad in dangerous countries and the government needs to get them out. What on Earth does a Sally Field movie have to do with the government's failure to do this basic task?
Nice gaslighting. Strange you refuse to address calling anyone you disagree with "MAGA". What does that have to do with a Sally Field movie?You could have simply said the bolded in response to the PP, but you're so childish, you have to ASSume the PP must be MAGA for making a joke. Get over yourself.
Must be an anti-semite.
Anonymous
03/05/2026 06:42
Subject: when will US evacuation efforts begin?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I struggle to feel sorry for Americans who were vacationing in the Middle East despite an ongoing genocide in Gaza and months of credible warnings that America and Israel were going to attack Iran. Every once in a while, people's depraved indifference to the suffering of others catches up with them.
This isn’t about people vacationing, it’s people who work there including military and USG spouses and families.
So, the people who have been enabling a genocide find that their genocidal government doesn't care about any human life, including theirs. Imagine that.
There are people in the region like my 30 year old niece who just got a new job where she was made head of operations in the middle east and was there for work. Lucky for her, she's a British national, and managed to get out.
She went willingly in return for a check to what was already one of the hottest war zones in the world and everyone knew would get significantly worse very quickly. Good for her that she was evacuated, but I wouldn't feel sorry for her if she was stuck there. Actions have consequences and she isn't special.
Look, this is a weird direction to trial balloon...but run with it I guess. Trump abandoned hundreds of thousands of Americans in a warzone he created. That's now part of his shameful legacy and your gaslighting.
Anonymous
03/05/2026 06:35
Subject: when will US evacuation efforts begin?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I struggle to feel sorry for Americans who were vacationing in the Middle East despite an ongoing genocide in Gaza and months of credible warnings that America and Israel were going to attack Iran. Every once in a while, people's depraved indifference to the suffering of others catches up with them.
This isn’t about people vacationing, it’s people who work there including military and USG spouses and families.
So, the people who have been enabling a genocide find that their genocidal government doesn't care about any human life, including theirs. Imagine that.
There are people in the region like my 30 year old niece who just got a new job where she was made head of operations in the middle east and was there for work. Lucky for her, she's a British national, and managed to get out.
She went willingly in return for a check to what was already one of the hottest war zones in the world and everyone knew would get significantly worse very quickly. Good for her that she was evacuated, but I wouldn't feel sorry for her if she was stuck there. Actions have consequences and she isn't special.
The only people working in the Middle East who I have any sympathy for are people working with MSF and other NGOs assisting the millions of people who Israel has maimed, starved, and displaced.
Anonymous
03/05/2026 06:23
Subject: when will US evacuation efforts begin?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I struggle to feel sorry for Americans who were vacationing in the Middle East despite an ongoing genocide in Gaza and months of credible warnings that America and Israel were going to attack Iran. Every once in a while, people's depraved indifference to the suffering of others catches up with them.
This isn’t about people vacationing, it’s people who work there including military and USG spouses and families.
So, the people who have been enabling a genocide find that their genocidal government doesn't care about any human life, including theirs. Imagine that.
There are people in the region like my 30 year old niece who just got a new job where she was made head of operations in the middle east and was there for work. Lucky for her, she's a British national, and managed to get out.
She went willingly in return for a check to what was already one of the hottest war zones in the world and everyone knew would get significantly worse very quickly. Good for her that she was evacuated, but I wouldn't feel sorry for her if she was stuck there. Actions have consequences and she isn't special.
Are these the new talking points because my maga relative is making the same argument that obviously everybody saw it coming and that's their own fault. Total BS. Yes, there was resources buildup but the strike could have occurred a week earlier, a week later, a month later or maybe never if a deal was made. You can't expect people who work in the region to just go leave the country indefinitely without perfect timing without any sort of actionable safety guidance. Many of these places were still level 1 or 2 travel until Sunday, days after the conflict began.
Anonymous
03/04/2026 22:55
Subject: when will US evacuation efforts begin?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I struggle to feel sorry for Americans who were vacationing in the Middle East despite an ongoing genocide in Gaza and months of credible warnings that America and Israel were going to attack Iran. Every once in a while, people's depraved indifference to the suffering of others catches up with them.
This isn’t about people vacationing, it’s people who work there including military and USG spouses and families.
So, the people who have been enabling a genocide find that their genocidal government doesn't care about any human life, including theirs. Imagine that.
There are people in the region like my 30 year old niece who just got a new job where she was made head of operations in the middle east and was there for work. Lucky for her, she's a British national, and managed to get out.
She went willingly in return for a check to what was already one of the hottest war zones in the world and everyone knew would get significantly worse very quickly. Good for her that she was evacuated, but I wouldn't feel sorry for her if she was stuck there. Actions have consequences and she isn't special.
Anonymous
03/04/2026 22:50
Subject: when will US evacuation efforts begin?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I struggle to feel sorry for Americans who were vacationing in the Middle East despite an ongoing genocide in Gaza and months of credible warnings that America and Israel were going to attack Iran. Every once in a while, people's depraved indifference to the suffering of others catches up with them.
This isn’t about people vacationing, it’s people who work there including military and USG spouses and families.
So, the people who have been enabling a genocide find that their genocidal government doesn't care about any human life, including theirs. Imagine that.
There are people in the region like my 30 year old niece who just got a new job where she was made head of operations in the middle east and was there for work. Lucky for her, she's a British national, and managed to get out.
Anonymous
03/04/2026 22:37
Subject: when will US evacuation efforts begin?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I struggle to feel sorry for Americans who were vacationing in the Middle East despite an ongoing genocide in Gaza and months of credible warnings that America and Israel were going to attack Iran. Every once in a while, people's depraved indifference to the suffering of others catches up with them.
This isn’t about people vacationing, it’s people who work there including military and USG spouses and families.
So, the people who have been enabling a genocide find that their genocidal government doesn't care about any human life, including theirs. Imagine that.
Anonymous
03/04/2026 22:34
Subject: when will US evacuation efforts begin?
Anonymous wrote:I struggle to feel sorry for Americans who were vacationing in the Middle East despite an ongoing genocide in Gaza and months of credible warnings that America and Israel were going to attack Iran. Every once in a while, people's depraved indifference to the suffering of others catches up with them.
This isn’t about people vacationing, it’s people who work there including military and USG spouses and families.
Anonymous
03/04/2026 22:33
Subject: when will US evacuation efforts begin?
I struggle to feel sorry for Americans who were vacationing in the Middle East despite an ongoing genocide in Gaza and months of credible warnings that America and Israel were going to attack Iran. Every once in a while, people's depraved indifference to the suffering of others catches up with them.
Anonymous
03/04/2026 22:29
Subject: when will US evacuation efforts begin?
Americans in the Middle East calling the U.S. State Department hotline after Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Americans to contact it were hearing an automated message saying, “Please do not rely on the U.S. government for assisted departure or evacuation at this time.”
Anonymous
03/04/2026 19:20
Subject: when will US evacuation efforts begin?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Yesterday the USG told Americans in the Middle East to evacuate on commercial airlines (that are not flying at this time from 10/13 countries on the WH list - you can confirm on Kayak, etc). Europe and some Asian countries began evacuation charters. Earlier today, the USG was saying that they had no plans to evac Americans even though no commercial airlines are flying at this time. If you call the State Department number, it is pretty damning - "shelter in place and refresh your browser for updates from your local embassy").
Just a bit ago on Capitol Hill, before Rubio went in to brief senators, he announced that USG will be evacuating Americans in the region, that they should try to drive to the closest airport, even if it is in a neighboring country, that they should enroll in the STEP program, etc. I called the State Department number again and it is the same recording - "please do not rely on the USG for assisted departure or evacuation at this time blah blah blah."
This is an ef up of epic proportions. Heads would roll for this, not just one.
They should take a bus to Egypt. These people had a month to leave yet they chose to stay.
Please share the cite for when the US State Department told folks to evac the region?
February 23rd - https://www.foxnews.com/politics/state-dept-orders-evacuation-non-emergency-us-personnel-from-embassy-beirut
February 27th -
Travel alerts: Do not visit these countries for any reason, state department urges
Published: Feb. 22, 2026
https://www.al.com/news/2026/02/travel-alerts-do-not-visit-these-countries-for-any-reason-state-department-urges.html
This list does not include many of the countries where the airports are now closed.
Do better when stumping for MAGA.
JFC. Use your common sense. Do you have any?
DP
Here's an excerpt from Roll Call:
Post-invasion warnings
The State Department did not order the evacuation of all nonessential personnel from most U.S. embassies in the Middle East until Monday, the third day of the war. The exceptions were the U.S. embassies in Israel and Lebanon, which were closed before the war started.
Meanwhile, U.S. diplomatic facilities have increasingly come under siege, with drone attacks and ground assaults on those installations documented in several countries, including Saudi Arabia, Dubai, Pakistan, Kuwait and Iraq.
As for Americans in the region who are not diplomats, the department issued a warning on Feb. 28, the day the war began — but after the missiles had begun to fly — that was broadly worded and conveyed little of the urgency that would soon be required.