[via PDK] Question: We keep hearing that Iraq cannot base the RV on just oil. Other than oil…what did Iraq export under Saddam when the dinar was $ 3.48? MarkZ: Their economy is far more diversified and robust then it was back then when their dinar value was the highest in the world. They used to burn off their natural gas and now it’s a huge commodity. Plus their rare and precious minerals in the ground. And their tourist industry visiting all the historic sites. They are located between some of the largest rivers in the region and used to be the breadbasket of the region. They have far more going for them now then they did when their currency was exponentially higher.