[Wilhelm Tell]

This truly is tragic. A lot of what has been taken will never be seen again--lost to civilization forever. I'm sure most of the looters are ignorant people who will break up priceless artifacts and sell the pieces as junk metal. This is kind of the same mentality of the looters who took hospital equipment to sell as scrap. People stealing Saddam's golden doorknobs is one thing--I can laugh at that. Ancient artifacts are eveyone's heritage. We are all diminished by their loss.

[KingKongCobra]

This truly is tragic. A lot of what has been taken will never be seen again--lost to civilization forever. I'm sure most of the looters are ignorant people who will break up priceless artifacts and sell the pieces as junk metal. This is kind of the same mentality of the looters who took hospital equipment to sell as scrap. People stealing Saddam's golden doorknobs is one thing--I can laugh at that. Ancient artifacts are eveyone's heritage. We are all diminished by their loss.

Hardly. All that great stuff isn't worth the life on one soldier who might have died to protect it. Fini

[wideminded]

This truly is tragic. A lot of what has been taken will never be seen again--lost to civilization forever. I'm sure most of the looters are ignorant people who will break up priceless artifacts and sell the pieces as junk metal. This is kind of the same mentality of the looters who took hospital equipment to sell as scrap. ... Ancient artifacts are eveyone's heritage. We are all diminished by their loss.

Totally agree. Unfortunately this same mentality seems to occur closer to home, maybe even right here on FR.