The disclaimer actually isn't all that surprising. The situation is so obviously fraught that there's no American citizen in or around Kabul who doesn't understand full well that the trip to the airport will be dangerous.
The disclaimer is there to protect the US government and any embassy personnel from the lawsuits that too many snowflake pseudo-victims, aided and abetted by too many fee-seeking lawyers, would otherwise bring--and might still, trying to take advantage of an otherwise legitimately tragic situation.
The disclaimer actually isn't all that surprising. The situation is so obviously fraught that there's no American citizen in or around Kabul who doesn't understand full well that the trip to the airport will be dangerous.
ReplyDeleteThe disclaimer is there to protect the US government and any embassy personnel from the lawsuits that too many snowflake pseudo-victims, aided and abetted by too many fee-seeking lawyers, would otherwise bring--and might still, trying to take advantage of an otherwise legitimately tragic situation.
Eric Hines
If they manage to get back to where there are US courts in operation, sure.
ReplyDeleteAnd their domestic survivors, too.
ReplyDeleteEric Hines