I didn't
know!
How could
we?
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 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.
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Above facts are verifiable on the Department of Defense web site.
