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A Few Facts.....
Did you know that 47 countries have
reestablished their embassies in Iraq?
Did you know that the Iraqi government
employs 1.2 million Iraqi people?
Did you know that 3100 schools have been
renovated, 364 schools are under rehabilitation, 263
schools are now under construction and 38 new
schools have been built in Iraq?
Did you know that Iraq's higher educational
structure consists of 20 Universities, 46 Institutes
or colleges and 4 research centers?
Did you know that 25 Iraq students departed
for the United States in January 2004 for the
reestablished Fulbright program?
Did you know that the Iraqi Navy is
operational? They have 5, 100-foot patrol craft, 34
smaller vessels and a naval infantry regiment.
Did you know that Iraq's Air Force consists
of three operational squadrons, 9 reconnaissance
and 3 US C-130 transport aircraft which operate day
and night, and will soon add 16 UH-1 helicopters and
4 bell jet rangers?
Did you know that Iraq has a counter-terrorist unit and a Commando Battalion?
Did you know that the Iraqi Police Service
has over 55,000 fully trained and equipped police
officers?
Did you know that there are 5 Police
Academies in Iraq that produce over 3500 new
officers each 8 weeks?
Did you know there are more than 1100
building projects going on in Iraq? They include 364
schools, 67 public clinics, 15 hospitals, 83
railroad stations, 22 oil facilities, 93 water
facilities and 69 electrical facilities.
Did you know that 96% of Iraqi children
under the age of 5 have received the first 2 series
of polio vaccinations?
Did you know that 4.3 million Iraqi children
were enrolled in primary school by mid September?
Did you know that there are 1,192,000 cell
phone subscribers in Iraq and phone use has gone up
158%?
Did you know that Iraq has an independent
media that consist of 75 radio stations, 180
newspapers and 10 television stations?
Did you know that the Baghdad Stock Exchange
opened in June of 2004?
Did you know that 2 candidates in the Iraqi
presidential election had a recent televised debate
recently?
OF COURSE WE DIDN'T KNOW!
WHY DIDN'T WE KNOW? OUR MEDIA WOULDN'T
TELL US!
The lack of accentuating the positive in
Iraq serves only one purpose. It undermines the
world's perception of the United States and our
soldiers.
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