Did you know this? I didn't know!
What Americans need to know about Iraq:
Did you know that 47 countries have re-established 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 every 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?
BECAUSE OUR MEDIA DIDN'T (WON'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 is intended to discourage AND propagandize American citizens!
---- Above facts are verifiable on the U.S. Department of Defense web sites...
http://www.defense.gov
http://www.pentagon.mil
http://www.defenselink.mil
http://www.defendamerica.mil/iraq.html
http://www.jcs.mil
"We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them."
Definition of Insanity - "Attempting to solve problems using conventional wisdom and methods,
expecting different results."
Only two (2) defining forces have ever offered to die for me or you:
1. Jesus Christ
2. The American G. I.
One died for your soul, the other for your freedom.
Many Seem To Forget this!
Jan 15 2008, 08:57 PM Post #1
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"If every poor man is to come here and start requesting money for all
his children, the applicants will never be satisfied and the nation's
finances will collapse." Emperor Tiberius: Tacitus:Annals
"The national budget must be balanced. The public debt must be
reduced; the arrogance of the authorities must be moderated and
controlled. Payments to foreign governments must be reduced, if the
nation doesn't want to go bankrupt. People must again learn to work,
instead of living on public assistance."
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Jan 15 2008, 09:03 PM Post #2