We attack/invade the cradle of civilization and the first thing we do is secure the oil wells. Yeah, I can see how petro-chemical production would take precedence over thousand year old cuniform tablets, ancient carvings, biblical age jewelry and irreplaceable written legacies. No sense in protecting the legacy of history when you're busy blowing stuff up. What with the limited number of troops and all......why waste resources ensuring the richness of history is sustained. Ironic. These treasures were safe until the cities were "liberated". Maybe when it's all over, we can all acquire a piece of history either that or we could just hop on over to Egypt and toast the new library.
Posted by kerry at April 14, 2003 08:26 AM