I was getting quite peeved at the end when he started whining about how long it took to get out, and about the chaos at the boat ramp.
As an American caught in a similar situation abroad some years ago, I never once thought it was the government's duty to get me out of that tight spot, since I (and not the government) had put myself into the situation. Not only that, but from the get-go it was pretty clear that the embassy was in waaayyy over it head, and why shouldn't they be, evacs are not their normal business. Depend upon yourself, not Big Daddy America.
Finally, if Bourdain was so allegedly concerned about the plight of those who "must remain behind", why didn't he just refuse his evac and sit there to witness the aftermath, even helping out if he could? That's what I did during my own experience, so I don't feel at all like a hypocrite in suggesting it.
But to be sneaking out on your U.S passport and a U.S. Navy ship while simultaneously moaning about those poor people left behind was a little over the top in terms of false sentimentality.