To further that point, the current global trade regime is essentially US-style capitalism writ large. Individual countries don't play that way -- state owned C

To further that point, the current global trade regime is essentially US-style capitalism writ large. Individual countries don't play that way -- state owned CCP corps in China, for example -- but the US is the bulkwark of the system. If the US dollar totally fails it means the global economic system is in upheaval, and if that happens I'd rather have reserves of water, salt, seeds, and ammo...