For the record I was here for kick-off during this ongoing gulf war. The build up beforehand was long and obvious. Like the Trojans knew that Agamemnon didn't cross the Agean with a thousand ships just to get back a mates wayward wife.
Rumours were abound about the airline temporarily relocating to another local hub. From management: there is no plan at all, you and your family will have to make your own plans. And so we did.
We stockpiled bottled water, beer, tinned food and rice and together with close friends we made a pack. If it turns into a can of worms we all head south into the desert to a designated campsite, light the bbq and relax with a beer until it all blows over. If anyone was out on duty at the time, others would collect his family on the way.
This plan actually settled wife and mother in law at home.
We are pilots? Contingency planning, checklists, whatever happens you always have something ready. Right? Obviously wrong...
To not invest some effort into some sort of plan for a problem that is steadily becoming real is negligence. And as someone made the point earlier, it will probably start without much warning at all. So whilst you are all telling your kids to hide under the bed, other kids are loading the beer in the truck.
Cheers....
PS: sispanys ria, I dont think the french will have anything to do with it either. I think your Foreign Minister (appologies) just spoke openly about issues that most politicians would like to remain confidential.