[ninenot]

I did not include American citizens--only offshore assets (bldgs, machines, etc.)

[gooleyman]

I did not include American citizens--only offshore assets (bldgs, machines, etc.)

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But most companies send someone to those factories to get them started and American Employees go to these facilities from time to time. If they aren't subject to protection, they could be attacked at any time and there could be at least 1 American citizen in then at that time.

I don't know about where you work, but my company has overseas divisions and someone from my plant is over there probably a dozen times a year or more for various reasons. I wouldn't want them without the umbrella of U.S. Law and a potential iron fist if someone harms them. Terrorists don't care about attacking empty buildings. They want the carnage because that's what gets the headlines and adds to the terror effect, not bombing an empty building or breaking machinery.