We've become fragile thanks to our dependence on everyone else.
We became great because we had no one to rely on. We fought our only connection to Europe in the war for independence - a move few other colonies tried.
Now, we risk becoming insignificant because we are relying on everyone else for our own personal needs. We beg the arabians and OPEC to drive our need for oil. We plead with the Chinese to supply cheap goods and government notes.
America should be known for it's greatness due to what we give to the world, and not take away. We've gone from being the great giver to the world, to the great taker - all in a matter of a few decades.
Hopefully, we learn to go back to the old ways, even in the face of globalization. Even though I don't think globalization is a bad thing, per say, I think that we've just become to interdependent in a very, VERY bad way. You should look to trade to make up shortfalls, not rely on it to exist like what we're doing. I worry my children will pay for this crude, bad, behavior.
Back from the dead, I'm afraid.
