Subject: Re: Columbians to allow deportation flights
Using military flights the same way we transport soldiers around the globe is therefore...not all that different than what's already always been done, except this time Columbia decided to raise a stink about it *and* refuse some flights while they were already downbound.

Yeah - because countries will allow civilian aircraft to enter their jurisdiction all the time, but are usually very particular about when they allow the military of a foreign government to enter their airspace.

As opposed to starting a diplomatic row over the seat class provided by the US government?

Again, I'm waiting for you to provide an example of when the U.S. was just fine with letting a foreign government substitute in a military aircraft in lieu of a civilian aircraft. That's not a "seat class" issue - countries will not typically allow a foreign country's military aircraft to operate in their airspace over their objection.