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I don't know why you all don't think we should be concerned about the fate of antiquities.

Don't you want to have these reminders of civilizations of ancient times?

To recall the past (I didn't say live in it) is to avoind past mistakes.

Beside the area were modern Iraq is now was once am empire called Mesopotamia and Babylon.

The igris and Euphrates rivers are the cradle of civilization. I think it's a shame that the artifacts from these civilazations were lost. Now I'm not saying that they art more important that the people who we liberated from Saddam Hussein and and his evil regime. I'm just saying that they di have thier place in world history and should not be destroyed.

Yes, it's a shame that the museum got looted. John's point was that the media HAD to find SOMETHING to show Bush's FAILED war effort. We FAILED to protect the museum, per the media. Forget OUR low casualty rate. Forget our METICULOUS planning to ensure LOW Iraqi civilian casualties. FORGET that we freed 25 MILLION Iraqis from the death grip of Saddam. Etc., etc., etc. If you believe the media, Bush FAILED because some folks looted the museum. In the history of "War is HE**", looting, etc. has happened a LOT, and if THAT's all the media can find, they ain't got nuttin', honey ! :O)

Although you made this reply to Meekie, I don't think he has responded yet:

"I don't know why you all don't think we should be concerned about the fate of antiquities.
Don't you want to have these reminders of civilizations of ancient times?
To recall the past (I didn't say live in it) is to avoind past mistakes.
Beside the area were modern Iraq is now was once am empire called Mesopotamia and Babylon."

Curious as to why you thought he - or 'you all' meaning others of us as well? - is/are NOT "concerned about the fate of antiquities."

I imagine nearly all here studied as I did back in the 5th grade about The Cradle of Civilization, and are more than aware of what the special value of the artifacts was and is.

I interpreted his reply as merely exaggeration to point out the absurdity of blame placed upon our effort to save the country from a dictatorial regime as equating responsibility in any way for the museum's losses.

If you stop to think about it, Pippin, the truth probably lies in it being like Hitler in Europe having his Nazis "remove" all valuables in their path, and store the loot to cash in after he conquered the continent.

Don't you think Saddam - who did not even value human life - probably 20 years ago 'replaced' many of the valuables with duplicates and cashed in or stored to do so the valuables he controlled?
It was his country, and who would be able to disobey his orders?

It even has been stated by experts they thought many of the displays seemed to be fakes long before the war.
He surely was capable of ordering the plunder a bit at a time, stored in other countries for 'down the road.'