Ya...the US in the same boat, even if it is not coming to a head yet in Washington, it will, and soon...as the debt problems are becoming so apparent that even the normal commodity cycles are failing and everything just keeps going up, up and away,
And again, I would not watch the dollar, as all western currencies are trying to outpace each other in thier deflation...commodities are the proof...
Eventually I am sure China, Russia, India, and everyone else in Asia without the debtload of the west will have to unpeg thier currencies completely from the west as they will have no choice... and Asian life will continue to improve as we disintegrate...
I don't see any other outcome unfortunately, the debt situation is just sooooo extreeeeme....