Posted on 07/09/2005 12:04:55 PM PDT by Calpernia
Did you know that 47 countries have reestablished 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 Iraqi 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 reestablished 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 Iraqi 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 in their country recently?
OF COURSE WE DIDN'T KNOW! WHY DIDN'T WE KNOW? OUR MEDIA WOULDN'T TELL US!
Thanks for the ping Cal!
Great post!!!!
Thanks for the help.
Chickenhawk Warmonger found a printable for you.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1439777/posts?page=55#55
Great post -- maybe best post of the year! Thanks.
If you still think you're right, then come back and quote what I said that you think supports your accusation.
But if you find that your accusations were incorrect, then you can apologize to me.
(And, BTW, your link at the top just takes you to a Free Republic Latest Posts page. I have no idea what GNFI is; maybe you could have provided more information about that.)
There is no link because I wrote it. GNFI goes in FR keyword search. The post was to the Pro Coalition/Good News for Iraq (GNFI) opted in Ping list.
Good night to you.
No, you've made false accusations against me. You owe me an apology. You should admit you were wrong.
But you still need to go back and re-read my posts, because I never accused you of any of what you are saying I accused you of. You are wrong.
Wonderful post - THANKS!
Absolutely fabulous post!!!
Thanks for the ping!
bookmarked
The US can't even create a proper quagmire any more. And the right-wing controlled media is telling us it's such a success. Sad.
Huh?
O.K. I just gotta ask, do they walk on water?
I do...every chance I get. The progress I have seen over the last year and a half is amazing. And every time I go out into the streets (in heavily armed and armored convoys, of course), I see construction going on everywhere. Iraq will be restored to its former glory and will be far better than it was before the war.
The national spirit is strong and the the people are happy.
The media lies though its teeth.
Thank you for your help.
Simply put.....wonderfully done.
Excellent post!
Shhhhh.......you're not supposed to post pic's like this, Calpernia. It's a total quagmire, total failure over there, don't you know????? (sarcasm)..........*~*. (Very uplifting......but don't tell anyone I said that). :)
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