Unfortunately, it's a little hard to trade beyond the USA, when they're just a short drive away, while pretty much everyone else has to get their goods over here by ship. Then, the ships have to dock somewhere, so that we can export our product, too. Finally, there's also the matter of being next door to one of the largest markets in the world, and anyone that wants to conduct trade can't ignore this plain, and simple fact.

I'm not saying that we shouldn't trade with others. Clearly we should. But we also have to be realistic.