I recall that Kyoto was removed from the atomic bomb target list due to its cultural significance.
We don’t attack cultural targets. Per the Laws of War, a target must have military significance.
So, I guess that means that areas of ‘cultural significance’ are great places to hide some pretty nefarious stuff.
I suspect that there was more than a little ‘code’ in Trump’s statement.
And if the cultural site has a sophisticated missile batteries housed in its confines, what then?
I haven’t seen anyone upset when our “Southern” culture was wiped off the map.