Did you know?
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 State s 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 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 it is intended to discourage American citizens.
---- Above facts are verifiable on the Department of Defense web site.
http://www.defenselink.mil/
.......Pass it on! Give it a Wide Dissemination!
Did you know?
I didn ' t know!
How could we?
2007-03-22 12:42:52 · 22 answers · asked by EZMZ 7 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Folks I do sincerely apologize for the weird format my post came out in-----now have learned how to format better so it does not happen again in the future--and promise to never do anything like this in the future (we all grow and learn)---for those of you who pressed on and endured the scrolling (it "IS" quite annoying!)----I say Thank You
2007-03-22 16:48:13 · update #1
I hardly knew any of those facts, and the few I knew was because, before moving to Europe, I was lucky enough to be able to watch Fox News.
You are so right. The Liberal media will never disclose those facts because they don't support the doom and gloom view Liberals want us to have about Iraq. Somehow, Liberals reason, the same country that simultaneously helped defeat the Nazis and Italian Fascists, and crush the Japanese Imperial Empire, is somehow unable to control some Islama-fascist thugs who, like stubborn little children who don't want to take a bath before they go to bed, refuse to abide by a democratic system of government.
Liberals.... they think like little children. Maybe we should have a course for them, called "Remedial Thinking 101"
2007-03-22 12:53:28 · answer #1 · answered by pachl@sbcglobal.net 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
If you can only get that on the news!! I guess unless you are there to see all this stuff its non existent to the general public, we have helped Iraq alot, they are a growing country and things are constantly looking better there! I dont want to go back there but there is progress. Those Iraqis love their cell phones, they think that ring tones are the coolest thing ever they will walk around and jam to it like rock music!
2007-03-22 13:28:14 · answer #2 · answered by Jopa 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I did know about most of these things. I watch Fox News, who tells the truth about what is REALLY going on in Iraq. Freedom for the Iraqi People is new, for them, and they're taking advantage of it just like they should. Bless the American Troops for making it possible!
2007-03-23 02:49:16 · answer #3 · answered by xenypoo 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The liberal media and the democrats that want to win at all costs in 2008 election have hid all the good information from the USA.Thanks for bringing these facts to our attention!
2007-03-22 13:23:21 · answer #4 · answered by dumbuster 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i dont understand why you spaced it out so much, but yes, i did know that. i have been there and seen all the positive things that we have done, sadly most americans dont know these things because they only listen to the very bias media. and no matter how many times you tell them good things we have done, they will still say that we should not be there, that it is a waste of time. i however beg to differ.
2007-03-22 12:53:50 · answer #5 · answered by krystal 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Great question and facts. I'm a news junkie, and I can completely affirm that this info never gets disseminated in our press. I guess our successes are just too plain boring for some and too inconvenient for the Hate America crowd.
2007-03-22 12:48:59 · answer #6 · answered by Apachecat 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Did you know that the Iraqi government operates only out of the Green Zone with the full protection of American Troops. Did you know that we were told Iraq would be able to pay for our invasion with their oil revenue, and that was about $600 billion dollars ago. Did you know if it's so rosy over they we must be wasting our money and the lives of our troops, and with all that good news, we can now bring all the troops home. Thanks for the great expose.
2007-03-22 13:08:33 · answer #7 · answered by Sailinlove 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Was it entirely necessary to display this information with 90 spaces between each statement... seriously, grow up and write like an intelligent human being.
2007-03-22 12:50:12 · answer #8 · answered by tony.tenacious 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Great Posting!! Of course the brain dead lefties who run the media won't tell us the truth. The socialist agenda is all they feel is fit to print!
2007-03-22 12:49:08 · answer #9 · answered by gunrrobot 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The spaces were annoying..........
but THANK YOU for that memo. I suspected that Iraq was coming along, but got no confirmation from the liberal media.
2007-03-22 12:48:47 · answer #10 · answered by bigsey93ortiz34 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋