Edited sentence: It should be mentioned, however, that a) the marbles were NOT under attack by either Greek or Turkish fire when they were removed b) The volatile Brits have, in the course of their history, hurled more bombs than Greeks ever have (It should also be noted that, with a very few exceptions, the only bombs hurled by Greeks have been in defence of their country.Which is more than can be said of the volatile Brits who have hurled firebombs in Iraq and Dresden, among other places)