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James Rickards, Michael Oliver and Peter Tallman return. In 1971 Richard Nixon detached gold from the dollar and through diplomacy & military might created dollar hegemony. Foreign wars and socialism could now be paid for via the dollar printing press. Politicians argued that endless trade deficits were immaterial because U.S. exceptionalism allowed America to do what it wanted. If foreign leaders refused to accept dollars for commerce as Saddam and Gaddafi did, the U.S. used its military might and CIA for regime changes. Even the strongest adversaries like China and Russia cannot compete agai
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