:::(ec) The argument these sanctioned countries - Russia, Iran, China, toss in Cuba & Venezuela, etc - have is, US sanctions are a violation of [[international law]]. Only the [[UN]] can impose global sanctions, and the US is/has abused its status in the international community by [[blackmail]]ing its "allies" with threats of sanctions if they don't go along with the "[[rules based order]]". Heck, the US has even used covert military aggression and [[terrorist]] attacks against its own supposed "allies" in blowing up the [[Nordstream pipeline]]. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|''The Truth. Just Putin It Out There'']]</sup> 20:27, April 29, 2024 (EDT)
::::Even under a pessimistic scenario for the US dollar, the USA will likely not lose its world reserve currency status [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwxBBNcyuP0 until about 20 years from now] (The UK lost its world reserve currency status in stages and over time). But the fact is that [https://www.conservapedia.com/Essay:_The_United_States_will_be_the_leading_power_in_the_world_for_the_foreseeable_future#China_has_likely_peaked_arguments_and_is_now_in_decline_arguments China's economy is shaky] and China depends a lot on the selling of oil to China. China/Russia are key BRICS countries. On top of this, the [https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/index/dxy U.S. Dollar Index (DXY) is up by about 25% in the last 10+ years] and the [https://www.google.com/search?q=us+to+yuan&sca_esv=f977441fd745688c&sxsrf=ACQVn0_rwJ7EJCNlVKLPM9uTbf6cuJpGoQ%3A1714662073474&ei=uaozZtOwHMCGptQP3q2BkAw&ved=0ahUKEwiT8bH-ne-FAxVAg4kEHd5WAMIQ4dUDCBA&uact=5&oq=us+to+yuan&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiCnVzIHRvIHl1YW4yEBAAGIAEGJECGIoFGEYYggIyChAAGIAEGBQYhwIyBRAAGIAEMgUQABiABDIGEAAYFhgeMgYQABgWGB4yBhAAGBYYHjIGEAAYFhgeMgYQABgWGB4yBhAAGBYYHjIcEAAYgAQYkQIYigUYRhiCAhiXBRiMBRjdBNgBAki_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&sclient=gws-wiz-serp US dollar to Chinese yuan rate] has skyrocketed in the last couple of years in favor of the US dollar. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] ([[User talk:Conservative|talk]]) 11:11, May 2, 2024 (EDT)
::<b>Before replying, note, after a long post, I'm surprise why Geopolotian omitted Arab-Palestinians leadership --the very orchestrators of the 3,000 perpetrators of animalistic atrocities (up-close butchery and mass rape under Allah Akhbar cries while laughing)-- from his conclusive question...</b>[[User:Telling|Telling]] ([[User talk:Telling|talk]])
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