Well, if you actually work for American I guess you're part of the problem here
Actually Boeing, Airbus, ICAO EASA, JAA, FAA and few others have a lot to say about flight crew quals. Individual operators can make inputs to the final regulatory oversight and often do. I would guess that Boeing along with Airbus are the leaders in this arena.
I still remain doubtful regarding AA releasing a pilot for any International/ETOPS operations without the benefit of any further training. The fact that they can do this without a sim validation while possible speaks volumes about AA.
So are you also telling me that AA would launch the same crew on the N Atlantic under similar conditions or is that something else?