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When the World's great socialist power liberated Berlin in 1945, it was that the occuping army itself that looted the museums, but, of course, that was acceptable to the world's fellow travelers. I do not recall any army in history engaging in looting control and fire fighting while still engaged with the enemy. We have had several marines killed in action within the last two days.

"I do not recall any army in history engaging in looting control and fire fighting while still engaged with the enemy. We have had several marines killed in action within the last two days."

Right on both counts. That's why all of these hysterical calls for US troops to suddenly turn their backs on the guns and homocide bombers in front of them in order to answer some suspiciously premature call for 'peacekeeping'.

NONE of our troops should be forced to die because some armchair general insists that they should forgot about their goal, forget about why they're there and suddenly go investigate every possibly bogus claim of looting.

IMO, this is the beginning of the hard drive to force the UN into Iraq as 'peacekeepers', to 'restore order'.

No way. The UN is a large part of all the problems of oppressed people all over the world.

After all, without dictators, oppressed people and chaos, what need would there be for the UN?

I do not recall any army in history engaging in looting control and fire fighting while still engaged with the enemy.

From: http://www.archives.gov/research_room/holocaust_era_assets/art_provenance_and_claims/oss_art_looting_investigation_unit_reports.html:

"President Roosevelt established the American Commission for the Protection and Salvage of Artistic and Historic Monuments in War Areas, also known as the Roberts Commission, on June 23, 1943."...

"The Commission was instrumental in the War Department's establishment of a Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives [MFA&A] program in its Civil Affairs Division to protect cultural materials in war areas." ...

"The Commission cooperated in the formation of the Art Looting Investigation Unit (ALIU) within the Office of Strategic Services."

MFA&A officers were attached to Army units during World War II and entered Germany before VE day.

There are a bunch of websites that discuss this and there was even a History Channel program on the MFA&A units. However, the best material appears to be in written form.