Gator10.
You are correct about the FAA situation. If it had been a US crew on a US flight, the crew would not be flying again for a very long time. US rules require that an aircraft which has shut an engine down land at the nearest suitable airport in point of time. A three or more engine aircraft which shuts an engine down may go to a further airport if it is considered "as safe as" landing at the nearest. 10 hours later bypassing numerous alternates like in this case would definitely not qualify as an airport "as safe as" the nearest one . They would be "busted" big time. But they operate under different rules.
So to me the problem is the rules, not necessarily the crew themselves.