So Much for the 'Looted Sites'

No one had bothered to challenge the reports, the evidence or the logic, not least because many ancient sites were in hostile terrain and couldn't be double-checked. By implication, the U.S. had been blamed for that too: After all, the presiding authority is effectively responsible for allowing no-go areas to exist where such things can occur. Full Story »

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Walter Cox
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by Walter Cox - Oct. 1, 2008

So glad to have the record set straight. Every left-leaning friend I have cited early reports on looting, and the subsequent loss of Iraq's heritage, as clear evidence of U.S. incompetence. Some went further and claimed that the U.S. troops DID effectively guard anything having to do with oil, thereby "proving" that Iraq's oil reserves were our only real interest. I wonder now if they will bother to correct the record.

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