Posted on 10/25/2005 7:58:40 PM PDT by DCDeliberate
The following facts are verifiable on the Department of Defense web site. Some of you probably know most of this and/ or some of it. Having been accused of being a liberal already on this site, makes me preturbed enough. Some people in the general room need to lighten up. So... I figured I would talk positively about the war effort with something my tough minded mother-in law found at the DOD.gov
Did you know that 47 countries have reestablished their embassies in Iraq?
Did you know that the Iraqi government currently 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, all currently operating?
Did you know that 25 Iraq students departed for the United States in January 2005 for the re-established 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, which includes 9 reconnaissance and 3 US C-130 transport aircraft (under Iraqi operational control) 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 October?
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 consists 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 televised debate recently?
Good post. Hang in there.
Good news. Seripusly good news.
But I wondered about this one
"Did you know that the Iraqi government currently employs 1.2 million Iraqi people?"
Does that mean they are collecting taxes or are we paying the salaries for a million people?
The fiscal conservative in me wonders about such things.
But ... But ... But ... How can this be!!?!?!?!?! EVERYBODY knows Iraq is a lost cause.
Welcome.
Welcome to FRee Republic, Good Post
I read (I believe at the Belmont Club?) that the average Iraqi lifespan has increased by 2 years since Saddam fell.
The increase in the number of cell phone users strikes me as not necessarily being good news.
So, that's what life is like in a quagmire. </sarcasm>
Welcome to FR!
Did you know that the US MSM couldn't care less about anything but body counts?
Link??
They are eager to report the 2,000th death in Iraq, and complain when Gen. Myers puts a number on Insurgent Deaths.
The fact of the matter is....... Our MSM and 2/3's of the Cable news outlets are giving aid and comfort to our enemies
Great statistics!
Yeah, that one freaked me out a little bit. then I realized that about 250 K might be are Iraq troops and even more are police. I am sure more are in support.
Still the other 900K Hmmm....
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