I guess we can also say that this charade of theirs is caused by the greed for money and power of those in power and it will also be the cause of the secession of the 13 states if it will continue developing towards that direction. Either way, why should anyone care about their petty power struggle? If they want, Americans themselves can just simply secure most of their money through other currencies and assets so that their wealth would somehow be unaffected by the events that might unfold.