[Gaffer]

I think you are putting too much emphasis on it being an "Arab" lamp.

No, I'm not. A clay pot is a far cry from an ornate metal lamp with ornate flair.

We have far better examples in our country's own short and distinctive history than to go back and find examples of why it "really isn't a Muslim influence" to put Aladin's lamp on a damned DoD logo.

[DiogenesLamp]

No, I'm not. A clay pot is a far cry from an ornate metal lamp with ornate flair.

The Romans made those too. Just google "Roman Bronze Lamp" and you'll see plenty of them.

I will point out that the Roman era is a lot older than Islam. Those aren't "Arab" lamps, they are Roman lamps that the Arabs copied.