Muslims cared NOTHING for preservation of ancient artifacts and cultural goods for 12+ centuries. They still largely despise them as un-Islamic (witness the Taliban destruction of the ancient Buddha statues with barely a peep of concern from the Muslim world). European (and later American) researchers began to discover, archive, and preserve countless such objects. Once ancient art and archaelogy became valuable in the eyes of much of the world, suddenly Europe and America are supposed to “return” all of the objects that were SAVED from being treated like trash for centuries (so many allowed to decay or be destroyed, etc.).
Of course you are absolutely correct. I am just so tired of these middle east savages dictating to the western world, terms of fairness. We should have nothing to do with them at all. That way, when they cannot contain themselves from attempting violence upon us, we can retaliate without reservation. for fear of negative opinion.