One thing I didn't see in the article is how can Bernanke or FED keep $ strong? It is the deficits (Government budgets, trade, private borrowings etc.,) that compel $ to go down. When there is not enough foreign money (and willingness to lend it), $ has to depreciate. FED can't do a thing in the long run. If there was a way, all other Central Banks of weak currency states (Zimbabwe anyone?) would have implemented it and made the countries richer. Bernanke or FED can make $ strong when cars run on water.