US orders family, non-essential staff to leave Tunis, Khartoum embassies

[Bosonic]

Source: Reuters

Family members and non-essential U.S. staff have been ordered to leave the U.S. embassies in Tunis and Khartoum because of security concerns following a wave of anti-American protests, the U.S. State Department said on Saturday.

"Given the security situation in Tunis and Khartoum, the State Department has ordered the departure of all family members and non-emergency personnel from both posts, and issued parallel travel warnings to American citizens," State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said in a statement.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/09/15/film-protests-usa-diplomats-idUSL1E8KF1H020120915?type=marketsNews

[awoke_in_2003]

1. If these countries...

cannot protect our embassies, we should vacate them. Then, we should close their embassies in our country.

[Posteritatis]

2. *facepalm* (nt)

[awoke_in_2003]

3. It is the host country's job...

to protect embassies. If they cannot do it, why should we stay?

[rayofreason]

4. And...

1. Issue State Department warnings for all US citizens to get out, with warnings that we will not help those that don't.
2. Cut all aid.
3. Revoke all visas, with case by case exemptions allowed, do not issue any new ones.
4. Freeze all US bank accounts of government leaders and military (hit the kelptocracy in the wallet).
5. Quietly warn them that if US citizens are prohibited from leaving or if they are taken hostage by ANYONE, we will retaliate militarily against government and military leaders.

[Posteritatis]

5. Christ, is this place ever full of bloodthirst and fans of collective punishment. (nt)

[Bragi]

6. It is indeed /nt