Good rebuttal. That is what FR is supposed to be, a forum for truth seekers. Do you have links for the August bombings? Thanks to all for posting. Debate, critical and rational discussion is a lost art.
During WW II, Standard Oil did, in fact, trade with the enemy. So did several other U.S. multi-national firms.
However, these dealings were conducted through European subsidiaries, largely staffed with European nationals and charged with a fiduciary responsibility to conserve assets.
Under the circumstances, I frankly don't know what else they could've done. Should the U.S. headquarters have instructed the European subsidiary to a.) refuse to do business with Germany and German companies or b.) destroy the properties?
Refusing to do business probably wasn't feasible as a practical matter...or legally. And destroying the properties probably wasn't feasible, either.