[nopardons]

I left out no word. Therefore, I am assuming that you don't know how to read simple English.

I've pinged you to TWO threads.

As much as I am fascinated by ancient civilizations, the loss ( if it is indeed a loss ) of these items, is preferred to the continuation of the staus quo in Iraq. As a matter of fact, it now appears that vast amounts of antiquitoes have been stolen by Saddam, those close to him, and professional criminals, for decades. It's only NOW, when it can be blamed on our military's lack of guarding them ( gee, they weren't sent to Iraq to be museum guards, for crying out loud ! ),that these hand wringing articles, by lefties are surfacing.

Stop " feeling " so much for the loss of things which don't really mean a damned thing to you and try, for a change, to think about the whole picture.

[wideminded]

You said this:

"This is more than probably propaganda/lies."

So you think the article is more than propaganda and lies. There must really be some substance to it then.

I figured you must have meant this.:

"This is probabaly little more than propaganda/lies."

[wideminded]

It's only NOW, when it can be blamed on our military's lack of guarding them ( gee, they weren't sent to Iraq to be museum guards, for crying out loud ! ),that these hand wringing articles, by lefties are surfacing.

I'll grant you that there is a little too much hand-wringing in some of these articles. But I think the articles are surfacing because this is a major news story. The world just became aware of this major looting a few days ago. Even though some things may have been taken earlier, some of it may have been done by professional thieves with keys, Saddam et al. may be behind it, it still occurred. You seem to feel that even mentioning that it occurred is an accusation aimed at destroying goodwill toward America for our triumph in Iraq. I think that it is possible to keep these ideas separate.

By the way, see post #62.