Dear Rest of the World, As you may have noticed, the United States has developed a serious malfunction, and is taking itself off-line from the global community until we can repair our values. In the meantime, please carry on without us, for after this initial disruption, you'll probably find that you really don't need us after all. Should we ever recover from our current self-destruction, we'll hope that you can renew your trust in us at some future date and let us rejoin the planet once we're ready again to contribute positively to a sustainable future. Apologies, the US