Did you know this about Iraq?

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[freedom44]

Did you know that 47 countries have re-established 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 Iraq¹s 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 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 navel infantry regiment.

Did you know that Iraq's Air Force 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?

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 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!

Because a Bush- hating media and Democratic Party would rather see the world blow up than lose their power.

Instead of shouting these accomplishments from every rooftop, they would rather show photo's of what a few perverted malcontent soldiers have done in prisons in many cases never disclosing the circumstances surrounding the events.

Instead of showing our love for our country, we get photos of flag burning incidents at Abu Ghraib and people throwing snowballs at presidential motorcades.

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.

THERE ARE THOSE AMONGST US WHO WOULD RATHER SEE TERRORISM SUCCEED THAN A REPUBLICAN PRESIDENT'S INITIATIVE.

---- This is verifiable on the Department of Defense website.

[A knight without armor]

No, I did not know these things. I'm shocked! I am blown away by "20 Universities, 46 Institutes or colleges and 4 research centers" I HAD NO IDEA!

I kept reading the items and saying, "What? What?"

I guess that a bomb over rides these things. I watch the news and I didn't hear these things.

[r-q-tek86]

It's Bush's fault

[LeeHarvey]

Did you know that...100% of most liberals who watch national TV news won't believe these stats?

Did you know that...you forgot to include a link to the "Department of Defense" to substantiate these stats?

Did you know that...I believe you, nonetheless?

Did you know that...this has been posted by a Freep and elsewhere?

References: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, ...

[Gumption]

Did you know that 2 candidates in the Iraqi presidential election had a recent televised debate recently?

I would have liked to know about that. I would have liked to see that.

[GloriaJane]

I was wondering, could I copy some of your post to put in my "Seems Like Our Press Has Turned Against Our Country" song info?

I don't have anything written there yet. And This list, or as much of it as would fit in the space for the song info, would be the perfect thing. IMHO

That is if amazon.com would approve it. I have to submit song info for their approval and if they approve it, then it would go up on my song info in a couple two or three days.

[womcg]

IMO, about the best that can hoped for on that score is that Iraq is no longer a military threat to Israel. Iraq is not going to stop being Islamic and Arab in this short of time. But perhaps the mindlessness of it will be moderated in time.

[msnimje]

When Baghdad gets its first Dunkin' Donuts, we will know that Iraq has arrived as a nation that has good taste in coffee

And when the price of a large coffee and jelly donut is less than 8760 dinars (current value of the dinar is 1460 per $1US).

[Prophet in the wilderness]

The only " Quagmire " there is , is the DEMOCRATS donkey carts wheel stuck in cow dung.
I was wondering ? once the Iraqis start building oil pumping stations and start pumping sufficient amounts of oil, will that make up the difference of the oil that Venezuela is not going to sell to the USA , but, insted is going to sell to China ?

[Prophet in the wilderness]

Yes , your right, we get more good or bad news from France from the MSM , then we do from Iraq, were the real news that is worth reporting is.

[ChildOfThe60s]

Here is the actual DOD document which contains this information.
http://www.defendamerica.mil/downloads/MNFI-Year-in-Review_2004-Fact-Sheets.pdf

I'm sure the libs will claim it's all made up by the Bushies.

[JJDPower]

Now why isn't this wonderful bit of information not on the news? I know....dumb question.

[LeeHarvey]

Great research! Thanks. Hopefully, other sites will pick-up on this.

[grb]

ping

[DK Hummel]

Here's a link from the snopes.com site from an Iraqi about "Did you know this". Though he's hopeful for his country's future (this was written in Jan. 04) the present isn't pretty.

http://vitw.org/archives/174