When Obama was speaking about the debt ceiling he was saying that the dollar is the reserve currency for the world and it will continue to be. I was thinking that if I were a leader in another country, I would do anything to keep from being forced to use the dollar and lend to the U.S. when they just keep printing and borrowing money in order to spend it on welfare for its citizens that are too lazy to work (and espionage).
Obama is trying to keep a lid on it.