The war is going very well, thanks...
47 countries have now re-established their embassies in Iraq.
The Iraqi government now employs 1.2 million Iraqi people.
3100 schools have already been renovated, 364 schools are under rehabilitation, 263 schools are now under construction and 38 new schools have been built in Iraq.
Iraq's higher educational structure now consists of 20 Universities, 46 Institutes or colleges and 4 research centers.
25 Iraq students departed for the United States in January 2004 for the re-established Fulbright program.
The Iraqi Navy is fully operational. They have 5 100-foot patrol craft, 34 smaller vessels and a naval infantry regiment.
Iraq's Air Force already consists of three operation 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.
Iraq now has a counter-terrorist unit and a Commando Battalion.
The Iraqi Police Service currently has over 55,000 fully trained and equipped police officers.
There are now 5 Police Academies in Iraq that produce over 3500 new officers each 8 weeks.
There are now 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.
96% of Iraqi children under the age of 5 have already received the first 2 series of polio vaccinations.
4.3 million Iraqi children were already enrolled in primary school by mid October
There are now 1,192,000 cell phone subscribers in Iraq and phone use has gone up 158%.
Iraq now has an independent media that consist of 75 radio stations, 180 newspapers and 10 television stations.
The BAGHDAD STOCK EXCHANGE opened in June of 2004.
2 candidates in the Iraqi presidential election had a recent televised debate recently.
Sure, the Iraq war is going great...
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