There’s other ways to evac people than just planes. I was just a kid when my story above happened. But my dad asked that very thing ‘is it safe to fly if there’s scuds in the air?’ and they said that had multiple ways to get people to safety.
I 1000% believe that it’s malice, unfortunately.
I lived in Saudi Arabia pre 9-11, and when Sadaam was getting Scudsy, they had people come from the embassy that gave my parents a card with instructions on what to do if there was a war. Part of that was a phone number where they could call anywhere in the country, and if you couldn’t follow the instructions they’d send someone to collect you.
Man this is fucking pathetic seeing our government this fucking incompetent.
I live in Los Angeles, and the price of gas for premium is like 5.60 or higher. It’s ‘high’ for us but not insane.