Alive or dead, Uncle Sam doesn’t give any free rides.
Earlier I noted that the State Department, in stark contrast to the Canadian government, is requiring U.S. citizens caught in Lebanon to pay for the cost of their evacuation. (Rep. Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has since weighed in, saying that this was no time “for quibbling over payment for evacuation.”)
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=182865