Comments on: At least they didn’t prepare a pyramid of skulls

By: The William G

The William G — Wed, 23 Nov 2005 08:06:22 +0000

The Marco Polo book I’m reading mentioned nothing of this!

By: baduk

baduk — Wed, 23 Nov 2005 06:32:39 +0000

Korea will turn into a very much pro-American country after next election. Use Koreans, who are of Mongol blood, to keep peace in MiddleEast and free Iranians.

By: The Marmot

The Marmot — Tue, 22 Nov 2005 22:07:36 +0000

Still though, since most of the Mongols who invaded that part of Asia eventually succumbed to Islam anyway, I wonder if the Arabs are really still going to hold a grudge about this.

Oh, I can assure you, the Arabs remember.

Nevertheless, I was just being sarcastic — I doubt the pic is going to get posted on the Al-Qaeda bulletin board.

By: JYCE

JYCE — Tue, 22 Nov 2005 21:24:51 +0000

You know, I didnt get what you meant at first until I remembered Hulegu Khan, who invaded Baghdad in 1258, massacred its inhabitants, burned its famous libraries, destroyed its irrigation systems, and dealt a lethal blow to the then relatively cosmopolitan and advanced Arab civilization of the time. Arab & Islamic intellectual life has arguably never recovered since then.

Still though, since most of the Mongols who invaded that part of Asia eventually succumbed to Islam anyway, I wonder if the Arabs are really still going to hold a grudge about this.

By: kushibo

kushibo — Tue, 22 Nov 2005 18:36:03 +0000

You know, looking at the second picture here, I couldn’t help but thinking:

“Are we sending the right message to Baghdad here?”

Give Dubya a break for once! The two are just basking in the glow of their affinity for invading Iraq with overwhelming force and then leaving it in a shambles.

Let them have their moment.