OMG! Flies Aboard My Evacuation Ship!!!

I heard that there were some who were complaining about the conditions of ships used to evacuate American citizens from Lebanon. Things like flies, and other less than desirable conditions. That may be what some are saying, but what about this picture from the Associated Press.

Yep, those people look they're suffering about the luxury cruise ship Orient Queen.

Here's AP caption:

"American citizens Fouad Gellad, left, and his wife Mona drink, from Baltimore, Md., drink glasses of orange juice served by a cocktail waitress from the Orient Queen cruise ship in the port of the capital Beirut in Lebanon Wednesday, July 19, 2006. Hundreds of Americans wiped tears, hugged relatives and grumbled about delays in evacuation efforts as well as confusing directions as they boarded a luxury cruise ship on Wednesday that was to evacuate them from war-torn Lebanon to Cyprus. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)"

I know these folks have been through a lot trying to get out of a war zone. And I have a great deal of sympathy for them and their loved ones. But right now complaining because there are flies aboard your ship seems a little petty when you still have people in Lebanon and Israel who have all hell raining down on them.

Tags: Israel, Lebanon, United States, War, Terrorism, Hezbollah, Middle East