[wideminded]

And just WHAT is it, about my post, which referred to the article, don't you understand ?

It was ungrammatical. Read it over carefully. Based on what I know of your opinions from previous posts I think you left out a word.

I see that you haven't bothered to post to the threads I pinged you to

You only pinged me to one article. I had already read it. I think same article may have been posted to a another thread. I believed the article. Some of the looters must have had keys. Since I had no criticisms of the article there was no reason for me to post. I don't have time to post everywhere anyway.

BTW, note that I pointed out that it is not necessarily true that all these tablets have been destroyed. It's amazing that an intact library of such a great age was found. I am hoping that the tablets were at least photographed.

[KeyWest]

One of the curators of one of the many libraries said that most of the libraries stored their exhibits before the war started, which is prudent since after the first gulf war, where there were no US troops, museums still got looted. So there is a lot of misinformation floating around. I am really suspect when a Clinton appointee quits before the truth as to what happened comes in. That is grand-standing and designed for only one purpose.

[nopardons]

I left out no word. Therefore, I am assuming that you don't know how to read simple English.

I've pinged you to TWO threads.

As much as I am fascinated by ancient civilizations, the loss ( if it is indeed a loss ) of these items, is preferred to the continuation of the staus quo in Iraq. As a matter of fact, it now appears that vast amounts of antiquitoes have been stolen by Saddam, those close to him, and professional criminals, for decades. It's only NOW, when it can be blamed on our military's lack of guarding them ( gee, they weren't sent to Iraq to be museum guards, for crying out loud ! ),that these hand wringing articles, by lefties are surfacing.

Stop " feeling " so much for the loss of things which don't really mean a damned thing to you and try, for a change, to think about the whole picture.