As a former marine, he was reasonably prepared to “embrace the suck” on this one, assuming that the military would be too busy to guard important sites, his first recommendation. But he did hold out hope for at least a little “cultural awareness training.”

The military has decided to grant his wish by passing out 40K decks of cards to educate troops about archaeology in Iraq. “This site has survived 17 centuries. Will it survive you?”

preserving our history as it were

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