Qudaffi attempted this with an gold backed African nations currency
And look at what it got him. It was the only reason he was deposed by the west. That and he threatened to expose the massive corruption of the French state.Then Libya helped exacerbate the Gulf MB confrontation, that led to Assad surviving in Syria. Which further empowered Iran and Russia. Which leads to the current mess. State dept and foreign policy wonks from Obama camp need to be taken care of Stalin style , because its obvious they have no shame. Not to mention Qaddafi's agreeing to end his WMD program helped ensure his easy defeat. Which led to the NORKs and mullahs being reticent about ICBM and nuke development.
