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Hmm I'm not sure if museums can loan eachother items without the interference with the government.
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Presuming that you were being sarcastic, bear in mind that museums in mostcountries are *not* independent charitable trusts - but owned and paid for by the state, and the items contained within them belong to the state.
Consequently, the parametres under which the museum operates including the delegation of the authority to loan items belongs firmly in the hands of the artifacts owners - in this case the Iraqi government - which has yet to be elected.
Iraq is like a house of someone who has just died. Nothing should be removed by either relatives or creditors until the estate has been settled and ownership has been established. To do otherwise amounts to theft or looting.