This attitude of whistling past the grave yard and bullshitting themselves that the US market wasnt crucial to their survival is what caused many operators to sit on their hands and DO NOTHING to stop the catastrophe that happened.
Its cheery to keep a stiff upper lip and all, but MOST major operations that turned their backs on the US market WILL fold within the next 12 months and thousands of people will lose their jobs.
Will a few small operators struggle on? Sure, but its no consolation to the rest of us in this industry that have seen our businesses basically crushed by these changes.