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To: WOSG
THe museaum staff had the ability to do something. They didnt. They failed. Why arent you blaming them?

I absolutely am. This is OUR heritage the looters sacked (so much for the relevance of "they didn't help themselves, so why should we": it's for OURSELVES we should have saved these treasures). When my warehouse burns down, it's entirely the fault of the arsonists, but I'd still want to wring the neck of the inattentive night watchman.

And I'd still want the volunteer firemen to show up to do their best to put it out, as hazardous as saving mere property may be.

421 posted on 04/15/2003 3:50:30 AM PDT by Physicist
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To: Physicist
THe museaum staff had the ability to do something. They didnt. They failed. Why arent you blaming them?

I absolutely am.

Fair enough. I am opposed to the proposition that this is somehow the US military's 'fault', even while I too feel it a shame this (and other looting) happened ... An Iraqi museum in an Iraqi city with Iraqi citizens looting, IMHO at least some, if not most culpability falls with those who happen to live and work (and apparently loot) there.

423 posted on 04/15/2003 6:41:56 PM PDT by WOSG (All Hail The Free Republic of Iraq! God Bless our Troops!)
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