Everyone is now broke. France tried to get their gold back, and got nothing. The Sauds were importing mountains of gold, and it mostly turned out to be tungsten. The world treasuries have been looted down to the last candywrapper, and the usual suspects are desperate to find some coin. *Any* coin.
I tried to explain this when they went after Ghadaffi, but very few listened.
It is all true.
Few are listening still. I am bringing it back into the conversation as often as I can.