[johniegrad]

Contrast this with the Taliban's destruction of ancient treasures in Afghanistan.

[u-89]

Contrast this with the Taliban's destruction of ancient treasures in Afghanistan.

Yeah, there is a world of difference between western outlook and certain "others". During WWII there were some generals on both sides that took great pains to avoid destruction in Italy. It was not universal but there were those who remembered they were fighting in a museum. Then of course there was the German general who refused Hitler's order to destroy Paris.

[APBaer]

"Contrast this with the Taliban's destruction of ancient treasures in Afghanistan."

You know, that appears to me to have been one of the dumbest moves of all time.

Prior to the blowing up of the statues at Bamiyan the Taliban were known as, well, just your normal religious nuts. After that, it really got the world's attention that these were some *really* crazy MOFs.