http://forums.philosophyforums.com/thread/1959

This article speaks of the fact that the U.S. can not solely operate it's economy without the help of other major industrial nations. It gives examples of three other countries, Japan, Russia, and China, who once they pulled out of global commerce almost completely collapsed their economies. The article makes it clear that if the U.S. wants to maintain a stable economy, it cannot practice isolationist tactics of commerce. It can not stand alone, but must work closely with the economies of other nations.