There's definitely a lot of frustration about decaying international relations and I'm kind of surprised myself that the media doesn't cover it more. NAFTA, for example, seems to be pretty important and it's crazy that you have to search for articles to see what's going on with that. Though I understand it's not as sensational and you know, if it bleeds, it leads. On the one hand, I'm worried because it's easier to to make enemies than it is to make friends. On the other hand, it's also easier to make amends and let bygones be bygones than it is to make friends from scratch, so I think there's still a chance for people in this and future administrations to patch things up.

China's development with Pakistan though? I don't really know how worrying I should consider it. The way I see it is, Pakistan is their neighbor and China really takes regional stability seriously. At the same time, since we're one of China's largest trading parters, I can't help but think that our relationship with them will be in the forefront of their minds when they consider working with Pakistan. I think what I'm trying to say is that, even though the media seems to paint it the other way a lot, it strikes me that more often than not China's interests and America's interests are often generally in line with each other. So with that in mind, I guess I'm saying maybe this will be okay.

As an American, the more places trading in dollars the better for me.

I understand this. Though I have to wonder, the fact that we're such a major economy, even if people do stop trading in American dollars, doesn't our global presence still create a lot of clout for us?

Not trying to argue here. Just trying to think this whole development through.