The US did try to not damage historical or cultural sites. This has been

May 15, 2013
11:13:34am

IrishBlue

standard practice of the US military for a loooong time. That being said, sometimes stuff gets blown up. Oftentimes, that is inadvertent. Other times it is not, the most notable example being the destruction of Monte Cassino in WW2.

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IrishBlue

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man, there is some really amazing islamic architecture, especially in iran.

erkimust

5/15/13 10:52am

You sure that isn't from Legoland?

ColoSpgs

5/15/13 10:53am

looks like a close up

Blue Oyster Cult

5/15/13 10:55am

or this roof tile design pattern from thatta, pakistan.

erkimust

5/15/13 10:54am

These photo doesn't do them justice, but these are my two favorite domes I have

IrishBlue

5/15/13 11:04am

so cool. I'd love to go see the stuff in southern spain.

erkimust

5/15/13 11:07am

Definitely worth the trip. Very affordable, too. We stayed in five star hotels

IrishBlue

5/15/13 11:11am

it'd be even cheaper, now, ha ha. just buy a villa.

erkimust

5/15/13 11:35am

They definitely didn't have the internet back then.

Finngirl

5/15/13 11:09am

So what's with the pre-occupation with the Middle East lately?

Indy Coug

5/15/13 10:54am

it's a longrunning preoccupation.

erkimust

5/15/13 10:55am

Any particular reason(s) why?

Indy Coug

5/15/13 10:58am

personal interest in the arab world, professional interest in the turkey, iran,

erkimust

5/15/13 11:00am

he should change his preoccupation

Blue Oyster Cult

5/15/13 10:56am

You can get good help for your lisp, if you really want to

Indy Coug

5/15/13 10:57am

How many pounds of explosives are strapped to those towers?

Hoosier Coug

5/15/13 10:54am

just one pound.

erkimust

5/15/13 10:56am

Hopefully it's still there by then, and hasn't been destroyed by

BYUCoug11

5/15/13 10:56am

or by the US invading. right?

erkimust

5/15/13 10:57am

(honest question) did we destroy a lot of cultural/historic sites/buildings in

BYUCoug11

5/15/13 11:02am

I honestly don't know. I actually think the US did make a conscientous

erkimust

5/15/13 11:06am

The US did try to not damage historical or cultural sites. This has been

IrishBlue

5/15/13 11:13am

I saw a documentary about this. They showed a building that was across the

workindev

5/15/13 11:20am

You should watch the documentary, "The Queen and I"

Finngirl

5/15/13 10:57am

thanks, I'll have to check it out.

erkimust

5/15/13 10:57am

I would love to visit Iran. Persian gardens are incredible. As far as the

IrishBlue

5/15/13 10:57am

awesome, man. thanks for the link.

erkimust

5/15/13 10:58am

+1. I love the geometry section. Math teachers could use that and make math

Hoosier Cougar

5/15/13 11:33am

Islamic people became really good at abstract designs and patterns because...

k2coug

5/15/13 9:31pm

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