BAGHDAD, IRAQ - FEBRUARY 6: An Iraqi woman tries necklaces and bracelets at a jewelry shop on February 6, 2008 in Baghdad, Iraq. Selling jewelry for cash was common during UN trade sanctions during Saddam Hussein's final decade, but since the war, spending cash has increased and gold, also in demand for dowries, is seen as an investment not touched by inflation. (Photo by Wathiq Khuzaie/Getty Images)