[kabar]

It is one thing to have an objective, but you also must have the capability to achieve it. Wihout knowing the exact timeline, I would suspect that our primary mission was to eliminate the hostile forces defending Baghdad. Once that is basically achieved, then you can move on to specific objectives. This story won't die because there is a political agenda behind it.

[The Other Harry]

This story won't die because there is a political agenda behind it.

Maybe so. But the looting is also a travesty that could (and should) have been prevented.

[facedown]

This story won't die because there is a political agenda behind it.

Bingo!

[Eric in the Ozarks]

If guarding the treasures of Baghdad were topic A, I think we'd have heard about it before now (with all the talking ex-military heads, embedded reporters, etc).
Someone reported a lot of the looting was by insiders. The large scale removal of antiquities most likely happened before the US and UK got there.

[Theresa]

"This story won't die because there is a political agenda behind it."

The story won't die because that museum was very important. The loss is comparable to the entire Smithsonian being picked clean and all the records being trashed.