The chief of U.S. intelligence briefed the Senate Select Committee on Inteligence regarding the potential threats to the nation. The unusual foe that was addressed: The falling dollar. This has become a major concern to our country, this is bigger then a recession because countries are moving away from our dollar as the currency standard. Syria, Iran and Libya will no longer accept U.S. dollars as payment for oil. Kuwait is delinking their currency pegs to the dollar.