[PAR35]

“Hey guys! Let’s open a plant in Venezuela. What could possibly go wrong?”

Yes, the guys who approved the plant right after World War II were a bunch of idiots for not seeing more than 70 years in the future. /s

[Mr. Douglas]

Yes, the guys who approved the plant right after World War II were a bunch of idiots for not seeing more than 70 years in the future. /s

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I was making a joke. ;)

The guys that decided to leave it there have probably been sweating bullets for a long time. If they were smart, they have been reducing the risk over the years in preparation for this very event.

[T. P. Pole]

With all the emotional knee-jerking and the absence of facts, I sometimes think I have accidentally wandered onto a leftist site. . .

[Ciaphas Cain]

Yes, the guys who approved the plant right after World War II were a bunch of idiots for not seeing more than 70 years in the future. /s

Perhaps. But any responsible management should have taken note of the change in wind direction a long time ago, and acted accordingly.

[Mr. Jeeves]

Yes, the guys who approved the plant right after World War II were a bunch of idiots for not seeing more than 70 years in the future.

Well, after the ascension of the Communists they have had enough years to employ Dagny Taggart's "San Sebastian Line" tactic of hollowing out the plant and leaving it appearing to be functional but with nothing of value inside left to be looted.

That they didn't indicates that they were receiving assurances from the Obama Administration that such a seizure would never happen.