“. . . and then just expect that other countries are going to say OK.”

Er, paraphrashing our beloved former president: it depends on who “other countries” are. I bet the OPEC countries will love us, else they would have to eat their sand, drink their oil. The Brazilians will love us, they have oil and food for us. The Chinese will love to send us their manufactured goods… On the other hand, the Euros will hate us because we bid up everything and they can’t keep up.