Are there any SDMB members living in countries that their embassies have advised to evacuate?
Are you staying or going, and what are you basing your decision on?
I post this in GD to also open it up to broader debate on the ethics of staying/fleeing.
For my part, while I have no issue with leaving a country if you’re at particular risk because of your foreign nationality (eg targeted terrorist attacks) I feel uneasy about just clearing out of a host country because it’s near the firing line, leaving your (native) colleagues and friends stuck there.
FTR, Brits in the UAE haven’t been advised to evacuate. There have been embassy notices (at least for Americans) to avoid nightclubs in Dubai, based on terror intelligence information. I have also heard (unsubstantiated) rumours of car bombs discovered in certain public areas, but these may just be scare rumours. However, I have no plans to leave.