Eight Thousand Years of Civilization ...gone

[DRoseDARs]

Welcome back from the ether, Diss.

This isn't about 'the government' owning the artifacts. These were taken from educational institutions that are free from political or 'idiotically-illogical' ideals. There was a failing by 'the government' in protecting these institutions from those that didn't know what they were doing...

...and those that did.

'The people' need a place for these items to be stored and displayed for the public. That's why we have museums.

[Dis]

eventually they will end up there. and the civilians will make a buck in the process.

[DRoseDARs]

But so many won't be recovered in all likelyhood. And so many never even made it out the door before they were destroyed.

The whole point of this thread, I guess, is that this didn't need to happen in the first place. Iraqi looters wouldn't have f*cked with coalition soldiers, even small contingents, and professional thieves would have gotten their f*cking heads blown off by said contingents. The hospitals (most importantly), the universities (second in importance), and the museum(s) and librarie(s) all could have been protected.

This didn't need to happen in the first place...