At least we protected the oil

Here is a headline from BBCs "latest" ticker:

Iraq's National Museum re-opens, six years after it was looted following the US-led invasion.

Just another example of why people around the world dislike Americans. Here are some more excerpts from BBC.com:

Iraq's National Museum has reopened nearly six years after it was looted and vandalised in the aftermath of the 2003 US-led invasion.

Thousands of its antiquities were stolen at that time, and only about a quarter have since been retrieved.

Coalition forces had no orders to intervene, and stood by as Iraq's priceless heritage was pillaged.

Many of the nation's treasures were in the museum, and analysts decried its looting as scandalous.

Prime Minister Nouri Maliki was at the opening ceremony inside the museum, and described what had happened there as Iraq's "dark age".

"I'd like to offer my sincerest thanks to all the countries which stood by Iraq, whether through their contributions towards rebuilding this museum or returning the smuggled artefacts," he said.

"We want to make our museum a place which will be at the forefront of international museums. There's a long road ahead of us."

It is estimated that about 15,000 artefacts and antiquities were stolen in the chaos that accompanied Saddam Hussein's ousting.