Posted on 03/14/2007 11:20:55 AM PDT by Mo1
Subject: Why didn't we know?
Did you know? I didn't know! How could we?
Did you know that 47countries 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 new schools are now under construction and 38 new schools have been completed 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?
OF COURSE WE DIDN'T KNOW!
WHY DIDN'T WE KNOW?
OUR MEDIA WOULDN'T TELL US!
Instead of reflecting our love for our country, we get photos of flag burning incidents at Abu Ghraib and people throwing snowballs at the presidential motorcades.
Tragically, the lack of accentuating the positive in Iraq serves two purposes:
It is intended to undermine the world's perception of the United States thus minimizing consequent support, and it is intended to discourage American citizens.
---- Above facts are verifiable on the Department of Defense we b site.
http://www.defenselink.mil/
.......Pass it on! Give it a Wide Dissemination!
Excellent!
You know you haven't shared your food with us lately!
I haven't tried my WP pizza dough yet gran, but I am making pizza out of Pita and it works great!
I always worried about having Mozzarella on hand and one day I mixed two cheeses on my pizza Mozzarella & pepper jack it work excellent now I just use pepper Jack becasue it get a nice golden brown.
I use to worry about having pepperoni on hand now I use italian salami, cut in to bite size, just like the cheese and I use Classico Tomato and Basil, with cut asparagus to bite size and in 15 mins I have pizza.
I broil in my convection over for 15 mins
That was a really great video gran, I wish I could capture it and translate to Spanish
LOL...I just put Brownies in the oven, and I'm not sharing those either, unless Al is werry werry good. ;)
Our boiled dinner with Corned Beef was excellant, but we were too busy diving into it to bother with pics. Sighh... It had been a long time since food tasted good to me.
I use any cheeses I have on hand besides Mozzarella. I especially like Asagio, but use cheddar, taco..anything at all. The last time I made pizza I used grilled chicken and it was great. A pizza is a pizza is a pizza. Go for it, as it's all good.
Right now I am betwixt and between making a Raisen Cinnamon Nut bread,...or an extra sharp cheddar, onion, Dill bread. I may have to save my extra cheddar for Mac and Cheese tonight.
I'm still getting my bellyaches every day, and don't know if it's just from coughing so hard or something more sinister..lol. I guess time will tell...:/
Save it for your daughter to see, Cardy. Get her thought processes in line for your elderly years, lol. ;)
I'm going to tell my daughter that I'm saving it for blackmail.
The Dingbat???
Lookin' good Garn...
I am not sure I should show her it certainly would stimulate her thought processes.
She knows just the place where they would look after me professionally.
Let sleeping dogs lie. :)
Bad pizza is like bad sex. It's possible, at least in theory...
Nahhh, yer bellyachin' is normal...
Bite yur tongue, youngster. I like your comment about sex and pizza better...;)
*smooch*
Ohhhhhhhhhhh yeah...... Good thinking, Cardy. Jeeeeze, don't give Doctor Death any ideas.
LOL..don't forget the T....
Smoooooooooooooooooooooootch!
you have had any of the those recall pet food have you!LOL
I found that Pedigree own by Mars USA, and Diamond privately owned were NOT on the pet food recall list!
Purina is owned by Societe Des Nesles, Switzerland.
funny both pet co owned by candy companies!
Only Sweet gets the t.
Harrumph...I used to get it.
Sighhhhhhhhhhhh....
I could give you an extra o...
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