Embassy vehicle shot in Yemen. Evacuation to the airport iffy.

via ABC News.

Two U.S. officials confirmed to ABC News that a U.S. embassy vehicle was shot at in Sanaa on Monday near the U.S. embassy. No one was injured in the attack and it remains unclear who was responsible for the attack. One official indicated that the international airport in Sanaa remains open -- a key option if a decision is made to move personnel out via commercial aviation.
“The situation is obviously deteriorating,” said Sen. John McCain, R-Arizona, of the situation in Yemen. McCain added that the security situation in Yemen reflects what he sees as a “total failure” of the Obama administration’s Middle East policy.
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, labeled the situation in Yemen “extremely dangerous” and said the collapse of the Hadi government “would be a setback for out counter-terrorism efforts.”

I'm surprised that we haven't had news of US Marines already starting an evacuation.

The decision making cycle from this administration begins with our forces having to play catch up instead of having events develop according to our time table.

I would scratch any idea of a convoy of State Dept personnel making it to the airport for evacuation at this point....and I'm sure that's why the MV-22 is being emphasized.  Landing at an airport is optimal for that airplane.  The narrow confines of an embassy?  Not so much.  I wonder how many planners wished they had the agility of the CH-46 during operations like this!