ISIS bulldozes ancient Mesopotamian civilization

[K-DOGG]

They also threw a gay guy off a building recently as well. All their actions are disgusting.

You read that piece too. Syria, wasn't it?

Personally, gentlemen, I believe we are witnessing a watershed moment in the history of Islam. This, these years, I believe, are the years which people will/look back on and say, "That's when it happened."

There have been atrocities before; but our age has transformed into one of global awareness, thanks to the internet. These are the years when the isolationism of the Middle-east faces the realities of the 21st century. Its only occurring in spurts and ISIS has our attention now, just as Iran did in their elections a few years ago.

This is not an immediate change, by any means; but its a step, which I feel will ultimately lead to more understanding and cooperation between opposing cultures as they realize, they are not so different, after all.

It usually takes a catalyst the likes of an "ISIS" to trigger such a revelation; but I truthfully believe history will record these years as "that moment".

Isis is not only angering the West..........they are enraging the East, and the very pool from which they hope to draw their recruits.

[K-DOGG]

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Remove the space before 'humanitarian'

The irony of your comment is that the US did the same thing on a larger scale during the Iraq invasion. So surely, the U.S. are ****'s right?

Incorrect.

[The Noose]

Ironically, Nimoy's beloved character, Mr. Spock would probably explain it as the needs of the few vs the needs of the many.

The death of the people you mention/was horrific; but death/is nothing new, nor unexpected in this world, nor sadly are the atrocious ways they died. Life ultimately ends in death, no matter what manner. We, as humans expect this.

Nimrud, on the other hand, and he artifacts in Mosul, are beyond that death as they are landmarks of what people left behind, they are legacy. Humans, in he end, with our short lives, have nothing else. Because we are not immortal, we attempt to leave behind pieces of ourselves which will long outlive our names and benefit people, our fellow humans, whom we will never meet. That is all we have. That was Nimrud, one of the oldest civilizations known to man.

That is why the outrage. Humans come and go, history is what they leave behind.....it is, ultimately, all we are, or were on this plain of existence.

We are what we leave behind.

Green k if i could.
Ive actually been trying to express that to my niece who ever since she was maybe 4, has been scared of death.
Brilliantly put..."we are what we leave behind".

I just never appreciated archaeology like that.

[K-DOGG]

Green k if i could.
Ive actually been trying to express that to my niece who ever since she was maybe 4, has been scared of death.
Brilliantly put..."we are what we leave behind".

I just never appreciated archaeology like that.

I appreciate history as much as you and Spit Dialect appreciate science, if that makes any sense.

Cheers, bro.

[Adamjr91]

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The irony of your comment is that the US did the same thing on a larger scale during the Iraq invasion. So surely, the U.S. are ****'s right?

You are wrong! Iraq attacked America first. Oh wait, that wasn't it. Iraq had weapons of mass destruction. Oh wait, no they didn't. Why did the America military commit genocide in Iraq?

[George Orwell]

damn these savages. Pre-Islamic civilization should be preserved for their greatness.

[2ofEverything]

What surprises me is the fact that people are still surprised by what ISIS is doing... I mean it's been a few years now they've already chopped off a bunch of heads, set a pilot on fire, they do mass executions daily and they upload hundreds if not thousands of videos daily just so you can all see it for yourself.

I mean they're obviously trying to show the world if they want to do something they can and will do it. And now just to **** with some more people they tear down an ancient monument and everyone's like "What!? ISIS did that? No way!". Those camel fuckers are probably laughing their asses off seeing peoples reactions.

On a side note I'm beginning to think (given their resources) they're one of the best, if not the best ********* organizations in the world, hell maybe one of the best private armies, no one can compare to what they've done.

[Mooshashi]

The sick thing is that young men and women are running to join this crew. Where else can you kidnap and **** women, behead people, burn men in cages, throw gays off a roof, bulldoze statues, shoot bullets into the air from trucks, with little to no challenges? And you go to heaven afterwards?

[DARKSEID]

Still not as bad as dropping a nuclear bomb.

Americans didn't just bulldoze thousands of years of culture, they completely decimated it from existence, along with thousands of women,children, animals, plants, and everything else within a mile radius.

The ****s attempted a genocide and failed, but Americans successfully wiped out scores of Indian tribes from the face of the earth.

Not to mention 400 years of slavery and even longer oppression.

It might be politically correct to hate on ISIS, but they're just rookie upstarts compared to the undisputed G.O.A.T of Oppression and destruction: The United States of America.

[HWChampion]

You are wrong! Iraq attacked America first. Oh wait, that wasn't it. Iraq had weapons of mass destruction. Oh wait, no they didn't. Why did the America military commit genocide in Iraq?

They committed genocide because saddam would no longer 'comply' with western powers and wanted to trade oil in Euros thus changing the balance of power.

People need to turn off the news and read.