Posted on 06/29/2006 12:08:48 PM PDT by moose2004
Facts About Iarq We Never Hear About
Wow, interesting....
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Subject FW: The positive side
Some facts our news media overlook in reporting on the situation in Iraq.
They only report the negative side of the issue.
Subject:Facts about Iraq
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 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 schools are now
under construction and 38 new schools have been built 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 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 YOU DIDN'T KNOW . . . AND I 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. 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
consequential support, and it is intended to discourage American
citizens.
*** Above facts are verifiable on the Department of Defense web site.
PASS IT ON, PLEASE
OUR MEDIA SHOULD BE HEAPED WITH SHAME!!!!!!
Sorry about that.
Sorry about that.
Sorry about that, I got a little ahead of myself.
Yeah... sorry about that. I just can't resist the urge to toss out a funny graphic now and then. ;-)
I think I saw quite a few of these developments on Fox News.
I wish Fox News would repeat good news ad nauseam, but they don't.
Thanks.
Bill Crawford at NRO has done a lot of stories re: the good things in Iraq that never get reported. Check 'em out.
Go NRO!
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