Yes, every so often this same issue comes up on these boards. I highly recommend that all those who wish items were made in the USA start a manufacturing company and hire their friends and family to work for economical wages.
Many Americans do NOT want to do monotonous work, which is why so much manual labor has become outsourced. And with a global economy, companies look to where labor is cheapest, and benefits are weak.
I saw in our newspaper (Phila Inquirer) that Amazon warehouses have such a high turnover of staff that they are trying to make robots do everything.
It is sad that most jobs in the US no longer offer pensions, either--most Americans must save on their own to retire. There are a lot of people who live only on their Social Security, but it was originally supposed to only be a supplemental source of income.
As to international relations, friends today are enemies tomorrow and vice versa. Finally, many items are made from parts from many different countries, so there is not really one origin country.