Anons, the real value of a country is the ingenuity and industry of its people. The United States could say it was basing it's currency on peanut shells tomorrow. People would still want some American mulah and would have faith in its purchasing power. The only thing that would change is those who control peanut shells would be the most powerful class instead of those who have weighted influence on the petrodollar like now.
Boom Boom Baby.