You greatly misunderstand their religion. See, for them, to attack or destroy a physical object, you launch an assault against what that object represents. Want to destroy the economy? You attack the World Trade Center. Want to destroy history? You attack the statues of men who built that history. They would never destroy their own monument, because, to them, it would be a literal attack against their ideals.
You greatly misunderstand their religion. See, for them, to attack or destroy a physical object, you launch an assault against what that object represents. Want to destroy the economy? You attack the World Trade Center. Want to destroy history? You attack the statues of men who built that history. They would never destroy their own monument, because, to them, it would be a literal attack against their ideals.