>> I'm not sure profit is their only motivation here.
Not disagreeing or trying to get capital P political, just giggled a bit at "not profit" being the ominous factor. "Only in it for the profit" is now, perhaps, the devil we know.
More seriously, I get the point you are making. I don't know what I think of it all, honestly. There could be arguments in both directions. Maybe I'm overly considering the current crisis in Ukraine, but doesn't having holdings in the west disincentivize conflict and rifts? At some point along a conflict ladder, foreign assets get seized.
Maybe it's good to be exchanging hostages. I suppose it's just ambiguous/arguable what counts as who's hostage.
Not disagreeing or trying to get capital P political, just giggled a bit at "not profit" being the ominous factor. "Only in it for the profit" is now, perhaps, the devil we know.
More seriously, I get the point you are making. I don't know what I think of it all, honestly. There could be arguments in both directions. Maybe I'm overly considering the current crisis in Ukraine, but doesn't having holdings in the west disincentivize conflict and rifts? At some point along a conflict ladder, foreign assets get seized.
Maybe it's good to be exchanging hostages. I suppose it's just ambiguous/arguable what counts as who's hostage.