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Originally Posted by glatt
The one good thing about the horrible military government there is that tourists have abandoned the place, and historic sites like this are basically empty. Makes taking a nice picture easier when you don't have throngs of tourists to deal with.
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And they are very lucky that the beauty built by past regimes and generations haven't been destroyed. It always breaks my heart when one government destroys existing buildings and monuments.
Unless, of course, it is pulling down Sadam Hussein.
