[300winmag]

Personally, I would gladly have laid down my life to ensure that future generations had access to these unique records of the beginnings of human culture. I probably would have violated all my own moral convictions about violence: I would have taken human life to protect these antiquities.

He still has a chance to put his money where his big mouth is. Let him buy a plane ticket to Kuwait and hitch a ride into Baghdad. Then he can play art detective and track down what was probably some fake art, in a country where everybody has AK47s and RPGs. Then he can die for his art, if not his country. I'll spring for a UN flag for his coffin.

[FreedomCalls]

Let him buy a plane ticket to Kuwait and hitch a ride into Baghdad.

Here's an even better idea:

Let him enlist in the United States Marine Corps.

[Bigg Red]

You and I were thinking alike here. That was my first response, although yours is much better stated. Perhaps you should e-mail the clymer your suggestions.