isn’t it kind of like saying a woman trapped ina bad marriage will never leave because of finances and the kids and so, things do go on, status quo, untilt he day when they don’t. Can the arrangement we have worldwide go on indefinitely to the satsifaction of everyone? I don’t know. probably not is justa guess. But if the answer is that there might be a divorce, it has to happen at some point in time. It’s unknowable when. the “nine year timeframe” in the rumor story on the new oil currency sounds to me like women who say, wel,l, I’ll just stick around with the jerk untilt he kids are out fo the house. A temporary delay, but the intentions are clear. This isn’t the way we will all live, happily ever after. if it is within the next decade that some sort of split occurs, then gold might be a good long term position, since it can climb on the expectation fo a split for many years. just having itout there as a possibility can itself fuel a pretty steep rise, i’d think. you might reasonably disagree.