My wife and I had the opportunity to travel to Palmyra in 2010, and it was an extraordinary experience. Not only are they some of the most spectacular ruins in the world, but while we toured, there was almost no one else there. It's just crazy to take in vistas like [0] and feel like we're the ones there to appreciate it.

Nevertheless, the potential damage is insignificant compared to the human losses under both Assad's regime and ISIS.

[0] https://www.dropbox.com/s/mc7jofyfhb36ozb/palmyra.jpg?dl=0