>Almost every western country does, and none of them tax their citizens abroad.
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]
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]
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]
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]
[1]: http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/4/7/us-among-26-c...
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990_airlift_of_Indians_from_K...