Good News From Iraq?????

Did you know that 53 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 the most powerful political force in Iraq is now the women's vote? Are you aware that before the U.S. invasion and ouster of the Saddam Hussein regime, women were less than slaves, had zero political voice and now, suddenly, the entire female population understands what pure personal freedom can be?

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 22 Universities, 47 Institutes or colleges and 6 research centers, all currently operating?

Did you know that 25 Iraq students departed for the United States in January 2005 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 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, have now added 16 UH-1 helicopters and 4 Bell Jet Rangers, and are expecting to add even more?

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 7 Police Academies in Iraq that produce over 3600 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, and has flourished, ever since?

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 MAINSTREAM MEDIA SOURCES WOULDN'T TELL US! Instead of reflecting our love for our country, we get photos of flag burning incidents at Abu Ghraib, people throwing snowballs at the presidential motorcades, Cindy Sheehan threatening to tie herself to the White House fence, and Howard Dean telling us that America is a racist nation with the ruling party of white Christians ruining our precious world-wide reputation.

The lack of accentuating the positive in Iraq serves two purposes. It is intended to help undermine the world's perception of the United States thus minimizing consequent support, and it is intended to discourage American citizens. All this in the quest to restore liberal political power to the minority party.

---- Above facts are verifiable on the Department of Defense web site. http://www.defendamerica.mil/ Please visit that site, and learn even more about the successes in Iraq. It's your patriotic duty, as and American Citizen to seek out the truth about your own country, and not listen to the politically charged "news" of the day, from sources you cannot trust. Just think "Dan Rather" each time you begin to believe what that television/radio device is reporting as "news."

God Bless,
Dan'L