... but I've known a lot of them and think I can say with a high degree of certainty that most, if not all, would have seen it as their duty to rescue their fellow Americans, however personally odious they might seem.

And, once having seen that duty, they would have done it without question or hesitation. Semper Fi!!

If I'm ever in trouble overseas, I'd rather have one US Marine to help me than 100 Washington politicians.

----- jim o\-S