US Troops Destroy Babylon

[Alex]

"America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between."
- Oscar Wilde

[Theben]

Eh, at this point whatever U.S./coalition forces do doesn't phase me.

[Agathon]

Give them a break, they were only looking for the whore.


* astonished that none of Poly's other lame jokers had got in first.

[Wernazuma III]

That's news? I know that for quite some time now. And lamentably, it's not only Babylon, but a good number of other archeological sites too.

[Last Conformist]

"The significance of Babylon is not lost on the coalition," he added. "The site dates back to the time of Nebuchadnezzar's Babylon, but there are very few visible original remains to the untrained eye."

Babylon had been around for about a millennium and a half in the day of Nebuchadnezzar II, which is only of them this guy will have heard of.

[Chemical Ollie]

Originally posted by Shi Huangdi
In a situation where previously the Iraqis were led by a brutal maniac who murdered and tortured his own people, and today, and where today it is threatened by a fundamentalist fanatics who would like to set up a Taliban style state in Iraq, considerations over historical artifacts plae when considering everything else that is at stake.

Funny you mention Talibans in this thread. One of the most internationally critizised actions by the Talibans was to blow the ancient "infidel" Buddha statues. Damaging Babylon by building a military base on it is on the same level.

[Verto]

No one gives a **** about this. They just want to ***** at Americans.

[Colon™]

[Pyrodrew]

Originally posted by Wernazuma III
That's news? I know that for quite some time now. And lamentably, it's not only Babylon, but a good number of other archeological sites too.

And there are over 10,000 archeological sites in Iraq.

[Kuciwalker]

Originally posted by Theben
Eh, at this point whatever U.S./coalition forces do doesn't phase me.

phase
n.

1. A distinct stage of development: “The American occupation of Japan fell into three successive phases” (Edwin O. Reischauer).
2. A temporary manner, attitude, or pattern of behavior: just a passing phase.
3. An aspect; a part: every phase of the operation.
4. Astronomy. One of the cyclically recurring apparent forms of the moon or a planet.
5. Physics.
1. A particular stage in a periodic process or phenomenon.
2. The fraction of a complete cycle elapsed as measured from a specified reference point and often expressed as an angle.
6. Chemistry.
1. Any of the forms or states, solid, liquid, gas, or plasma, in which matter can exist, depending on temperature and pressure.
2. A discrete homogeneous part of a material system that is mechanically separable from the rest, as is ice from water.
7. Biology. A characteristic form, appearance, or stage of development that occurs in a cycle or that distinguishes some individuals of a group: the white color phase of a weasel; the swarming phase of locusts.


tr.v. phased, phas·ing, phas·es

1. To plan or carry out systematically by phases.
2. To set or regulate so as to be synchronized.

[Berzerker]

Lieutenant Colonel Steven Boylan, a US military spokes man in Baghdad, said engineering works at the camp were discussed with the head of the Babylon museum. "An archaeologist examined every construction initiative for its impact on historical ruins."

They discussed, they examined, but what did they say? Does ******* everyone in my government lie?

[Theben]

'faze'. Happy?

[Theben]

Originally posted by Chemical Ollie
Funny you mention Talibans in this thread. One of the most internationally critizised actions by the Talibans was to blow the ancient "infidel" Buddha statues. Damaging Babylon by building a military base on it is on the same level.

Actually that's what I thought of when I read this.

[Sprayber]

Out of all the things I displeased or upset about what the military has done, this has got to be the very least of my concerns. Kind of sad maybe but it's not enough to cause as much out pouring of emotion that caused Trajanus to fall into an elipetic fit. Perhaps the priorties of people are a bit skewed. Just like the Taliban blowing up the budda statues. It was sad but not really something I'll lose sleep over.

[Kuciwalker]

Originally posted by Theben
'faze'. Happy?

No.