I agree with everything you said longandfrustrated. I also went against all my principles of investing,last April and more than tripled my position.I was so sure we were about to receive the permit that i sold most of my other holdings and put everything i had into this.Stupid,you bet! I am at the point that all i am looking for now is to get my original investment back and get out of Venezula.I look at a company like Kenross which has to be a traders dream,and think about the money i could have made in the past year. I am not putting down anyone for this investment,only myself for being so greedy and not treating this as a speculative play.I have learnt a very valuable lesson and i will not make the same mistake again.