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13. No. Some of those structures were used to aid in their war effort.

Thu Mar 5, 2015, 06:22 PM

Mar 2015

They knew they were risking total destruction by doing so. They gambled and lost. The attempt to achieve a higher ideal may cost them in worldly terms, but it is a cost they agree to pay.

No metaphor is ever perfect, and thus, there will be differences between any two examples between which you are trying to draw a parallel.

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ISIL fighters bulldoze ancient Assyrian palace in Iraq [View all] eissa Mar 2015 OP

Saudi Arabia has been doing the very same thing JonLP24 Mar 2015 #1

Tragic. But as it was with Dresden, or hundreds of architectural masterworks in Germany, closeupready Mar 2015 #2

Difference: The destruction of those German works was a byproduct, not the motivation itself. n/t devils chaplain Mar 2015 #9

No. Some of those structures were used to aid in their war effort. closeupready Mar 2015 #13

The US 8th Air Force destroyed Dresden, bvar22 Mar 2015 #25

Disagree. closeupready Mar 2015 #30

About gladium et scutum Mar 2015 #39

The differences are so great as to render your parallel ridiculous... devils chaplain Mar 2015 #28

Disagree. closeupready Mar 2015 #31

Glad some understand the gravity eissa Mar 2015 #38

What kind of bizarroland post is this? JackRiddler Mar 2015 #43

Disagree. closeupready Mar 2015 #47

I think the destruction by ISIS is worse eissa Mar 2015 #3

Wahabbism is a minority sect within Islam JonLP24 Mar 2015 #5

It is their ancient culture also. The culture of Summer was first with the Assyrians gaining DhhD Mar 2015 #11

Actually, no it's not eissa Mar 2015 #12

'Wiping out any trace of their existence' is their goal for all who don't surrender to them. freshwest Mar 2015 #35

Religious wing nuts.. vkkv Mar 2015 #4

Sorry, not the same eissa Mar 2015 #6

Death & destruction not seen since the 1st Saudi State JonLP24 Mar 2015 #8

I know people like to think that way eissa Mar 2015 #10

The war over Saudi Arabia has seen the very same thing JonLP24 Mar 2015 #14

Well, my husband is from Syria, and my family from Iraq eissa Mar 2015 #16

Centuries? Death and destruction on a massive scale occurred in Iraq, 2003 to NOW....remember? Fred Sanders Mar 2015 #18

Wahhabist Terrorists are trying to insite Western Intellectuals by burning libraries and destroying DhhD Mar 2015 #7

this is where we need to use some guided missiles madokie Mar 2015 #15

Yes, where are the drones? eissa Mar 2015 #17

probably circling a wedding party. nt awoke_in_2003 Mar 2015 #24

my thoughts exactly. pasto76 Mar 2015 #20

Seems it matters not as they're going to destroy it anyway madokie Mar 2015 #21

Fucking Nimrods. This is a crime against history. Comrade Grumpy Mar 2015 #19

Where the hell is the Iraqi army at? romanic Mar 2015 #22

Probably cowering under their hijabs eom eissa Mar 2015 #23

There we go. You expose your bigotry for everyone here to see. closeupready Mar 2015 #32

The Iraqi army dropped their arms and ran eissa Mar 2015 #33

They're working their way toward Mosul. Comrade Grumpy Mar 2015 #26

They're not expected to make it there until April eissa Mar 2015 #27

They only have the capacity to destroy. Throd Mar 2015 #29

It is the World's Culture that they are destoying. That Art belongs to the World. Pooka Fey Mar 2015 #34

If you wipe out a culture's history eissa Mar 2015 #36

We can agree to disagree Pooka Fey Mar 2015 #37

From Wikipedia fingrin Mar 2015 #40

Did you just argue that mental harm done to a people can merit use of the word "Genocide"? Blech. Pooka Fey Mar 2015 #41

You win for most embarrassing post on this thread. JackRiddler Mar 2015 #44

Mental harm does not by itself determine whether or not genocide has occured. Pooka Fey Mar 2015 #45

Don't change the subject. JackRiddler Mar 2015 #46

Reports: ISIS bulldozed ancient Hatra city in Mosul muriel_volestrangler Mar 2015 #42