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I'm not exactly sure how bad the looting was after the initial invasion, but I do recall talk of some of the museums etc in Baghdad suffering greatly during the period of looting.
The ruins of Ur and the Ziggurat of Ur are just outside Tallil Air Base/Camp Adder and are remarkably well preserved. As part of coalition sensitivity to the region and history, visits to historical sites such as this normally require a unit chaplain to escort the visitors. There is also a local caretaker on site and a small local shop as well.
I know Iraqi families have started returning to Baghdad in the "return to normalcy" and, I suppose, if you were really foolish or really crazy, you could hop on a civilian flight into one of the Iraqi airports. I have, in fact, met a few Iraqis who lived in the US and returned to visit family. If you view the recent trends as positive indicators of success, I think it's very easy to foresee a future where it will be possible to visit Baghdad. That's probably not a good family vacation tomorrow, but somewhere a few years or more down the road.
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