&gt;Almost every western country does, and none of them tax their citizens abroad.<p>This is certainly not limited to western countries, to underscore your point. Even India evacuated its citizens from Yemen, while the US did not. [1]<p>On that note, India also organized the largest-ever civilian airlift to evacuate tens of thousands of citizens from Kuwait during the Iraq invasion (1990). [2]<p>[1]: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;america.aljazeera.com&#x2F;articles&#x2F;2015&#x2F;4&#x2F;7&#x2F;us-among-26-countries-asking-india-to-help-citizens-escape-yemen.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;america.aljazeera.com&#x2F;articles&#x2F;2015&#x2F;4&#x2F;7&#x2F;us-among-26-c...</a><p>[2]: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;1990_airlift_of_Indians_from_Kuwait" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;1990_airlift_of_Indians_from_K...</a>