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It ought to be. They're the invading/occupying army. Who else is going to guard the museums -- the police? The Marines killed all the police!It's not the marines job to guard museums.
My comment RE 10,000 M.P.'s was aimed more generally at the anarcy in the entire city.Originally posted by N_Quire
If people want to destroy their own history in the euphoria following the downfall of a dictator, let them. It's not the marines job to guard museums. No one put a gun to any Iraqi's head and said "Plunder the museum and smash some pottery".
Originally posted by N_Quire
If people want to destroy their own history in the euphoria following the downfall of a dictator, let them. It's not the marines job to guard museums. No one put a gun to any Iraqi's head and said "Plunder the museum and smash some pottery".
Originally posted by N_Quire
If people want to destroy their own history in the euphoria following the downfall of a dictator, let them.
Originally posted by russ_watters
The anarchy is the biggest failure in our war plan IMO - they should have sent 10,000 mp's into Baghdad 2 days after it was taken.
Originally posted by Alias
WRONG!
You war protestors were always against any kind of war and you were, and probably, will always be appeasers because that is your nature.
We predicted that you would jump on the imperfections of the conflict. But seriously, is that all you've got? A little post war anarchy for a country that's been bottled up and oppressed for 25+ years.
Do you really think anything less than 24,000,000 MPs could have quelled all of the 'anarchy'? Don't be foolish.
Oh please. Right about more planning? Rule # 1 of warfare: no well constructed plan survives contact with the enemy. That has been stated over and over (before the war even started. And since you didn't want the war fought in the first place, you CANNOT claim to have had any prior recommendation as to how it should be fought, much less what should happen in the aftermath. Its only AFTER the war started that the hippies started to discuss what should come after.Originally posted by Zero
See, us war protesters were right! There did need to be more planning! There needed to be international planning of a post-war plan, like many of us were saying...of course, we were shouted down as appeasers every time.
Originally posted by russ_watters
Oh please. Right about more planning? Rule # 1 of warfare: no well constructed plan survives contact with the enemy. That has been stated over and over (before the war even started. And since you didn't want the war fought in the first place, you CANNOT claim to have had any prior recommendation as to how it should be fought, much less what should happen in the aftermath. Its only AFTER the war started that the hippies started to discuss what should come after.
If you provide a link to a statement of yours, I'll retract that. And just to clarify, are you saying you AGREED that we should fight the war or that you disagreed with BOTH going to war and the way we fought?Originally posted by Zero
Look, continue to lie to yourself if it turns you on...I stated over and over again that I disagreed with the war AS IT WAS PLANNED...and you kept ignoring it. Your blinders are on tight, huh?
Oh quit your crying! We're spending more of my hard earned tax dollars, as we speak, trying to recover all of your precious clay pots. Like you've ever seen them.Originally posted by schwarzchildradius
We secured billion dollar oil fields and lost priceless artifacts
How ironic that among the booty was Hammaurabbi's code, millenia old code of laws.
Originally posted by russ_watters
If you provide a link to a statement of yours, I'll retract that. And just to clarify, are you saying you AGREED that we should fight the war or that you disagreed with BOTH going to war and the way we fought?
For the record, damgo, you won't find any of those phrases or words in my posts. I made one non-specific comment about "the hippies"Originally posted by damgo
OK, guys, can we chill with the insults and name calling? Accusations like "you're a fool / deluding yourself / a dirty hippie appeaser / a fascist right-wing pig" don't accomplish anything except to piss each other off and help to make intelligent discussion impossible.
The Iraqi National Museum is the largest museum in Iraq, located in the capital city of Baghdad. It contains artifacts and relics from ancient Mesopotamia, as well as other civilizations that have influenced the region.
In 2003, during the invasion of Iraq by the United States, the Iraqi National Museum was looted and many of its artifacts were stolen or destroyed. The looting lasted for several days and resulted in the loss of thousands of artifacts.
The looting of the Iraqi National Museum was primarily carried out by Iraqi civilians and looters, taking advantage of the chaos and lack of security during the invasion. It has also been reported that some looters were organized gangs with connections to the black market.
Yes, many artifacts have been recovered since the looting. Some were found in the possession of looters, while others were returned by concerned citizens or discovered during raids. However, many artifacts are still missing and have likely been sold on the black market.
Since the looting in 2003, the Iraqi government has taken steps to improve security at the Iraqi National Museum and other cultural heritage sites. This includes implementing stricter security measures and working with international organizations to recover stolen artifacts. However, ongoing conflicts and political instability in the region continue to pose a threat to the preservation of Iraq's cultural heritage.