Posted on 04/09/2005 9:02:45 AM PDT by FairOpinion
Amid the danger for U.S. troops and civilians in Iraq there's also plenty of hope: The American mission includes reconstruction projects that are revitalizing parts of Iraqi society, especially the schools.
Iraqi schoolchildren are eager to learn, and many people say the country's school system is one of the bright spots in the wake of the U.S.-led invasion two years ago.
But there is still much to do. Most of Iraq's schools are still run down and out of date. According to the Ministry of Education, 5,000 additional schools are needed, and repairs are required at 80 percent of existing ones.
"We feel we are more, we have a freedom now," she said, "and we need this freedom to do something to our society."
A number of parents in Iraq were encouraged by January's elections, and more are sending their children to school these days. As a result, the need to get schools and classrooms up to par is now greater than ever.
So far, one unit — the U.S. Army's 10th Mountain Division — is helping. The soldiers have spent $5 million of American taxpayer money to rebuild nearly 50 schools, including the Art Institute.
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But as you read, they talk about much more work needs to be done, but they almost imply that it is somehow our fault, not Saddam's 35 year rule, that Iraq's schools are run down and there aren't enough of them.
And note the snide way they say that they spent "US tax payer money", the implication being that we should have spent it at home, and I guess should have left Saddam in power to oppress the children.
The liberal media can poison a good, heartwarming story...
I am shocked ABC still hasn't figured out it wasn't an "invasion".
I keep thinking that the media will see the truth and the light about what the "occupation" has done for Iraq, but after 2 yrs, I don't see the light at the end of the tunnel.
Fair and balanced? Hardly.
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