[grosswait]

And an inability to acknowledge the ongoing fuckups of strangers(eg: see Taliban and ISIS destruction of archaeologically significant sites) that very well could have resulted in the same fate if they had been left in situ. None of us knows what would have actually happened, but at least standing out of the crowd earns some points.

[CPLX]

I do agree that this is a complex topic but it is worth noting that the looting of Iraq was done by the British both times, making the argument a little circular.

Like good thing the British saved the relics from what might have happened from the aftermath of the invasion the British also engineered.

[aa-jv]

Not to mention that both Taliban and ISIS are Western-funded and supported terrorist groups.