RE: OT Iraq View...joehey joe, it has much to do with TVI. The US can not afford to be in Iraq. By being in Iraq they are flushing their economy down the toilet. As their dollar goes down, gold goes up. Other metals tied to gold also go up. As gold goes up, so does the value of your shares as the assays of proven resources come in. It is all relative when you step back and look at the whole picture.