LOL! So low US trade deficits are against your economic philosophy. What kind of kool aid are you drinking? Your entertainment factor is diminishing. I come from the real world where being in hock to foreigners is a bad idea. OK in small doses but not to be glorified.
Deficits, near balances, and surpluses are neither good nor bad, they're neutral. Each type has its positives and drawbacks. I myself, would prefer to run a deficit so long as my leverage continued to net me larger returns above my debt servicing and as long as I maintained equity.