I thought the US benefits from more countries using the dollar? It is a currency not backed by any collateral and only depends on itself.
About US leadership: In the case of Zim, the US acted in solidarity with UK. However when the black caucus got involved and understood the issues, the matter became complicated. I am grateful to Mbeki. He stood firm and refused to respond to emotions, even calming Mandela who had become susceptible to certain influences. All these forces helped to dampen US support for Blairite sanctions.
The AU may be a talking shop but Mugabe explained his case and apart from a few countries, the majority understood.
I cannot forget the Vatican. The Vatican repeatedly invited Mugabe to Europe much to the chagrin of Blair.
Lastly on a personal note: If it were not for work, I would never set foot in UK.
Next Moonki will want Mugabe to abandon using anything american. USD is just like the computer I'm using. It US manufactured but I bought it. The same with USD. No one has beef with American people and it's product. The beef remain with PARTICULAR LEADERSHIP of US.
There is nothing amusing about Zim adopting USD while cursing US.
Zim took an economic decision. It was not based on love or hate.
Personally, I think it was genius. It rendered all the MI6 and CIA printed Zim dollars useless. Of course I was disappointed that they did not dump USD in the slums to create "inflation".
