Well -.you could say that about just about any place - beautiful or otherwise - that has some sort of nastiness taken place there - back thru the annals of history - I guess that the Arabs would lament and grieve for the million or more people who got roasted in Baghdad - during The Gulf War - or name any conflict in past history - it shouldn't stop you from enjoying the place - In the presentOh, it was gorgeous, no error. It looked unreal, like another planet in a high-budget SF movie. But I come from a military family. Not one of our family, but known to our family was murdered there in the most bestial fashion. It leaves an imprint.