I didn't know! You didn't know! How could we know? 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
education 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? YOUR NEWS MEDIA REFUSES TO
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 the two major purposes of the liberal news
media:
1. It is intended to undermine the world's perception of the United
States thus minimizing consequent support, and:
2. It is intended to discourage American citizens and erode their
support for the war.
---- All the above facts are verifiable on the Department of Defense web
site.
http://www.defenselink.mil
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
education 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? YOUR NEWS MEDIA REFUSES TO
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 the two major purposes of the liberal news
media:
1. It is intended to undermine the world's perception of the United
States thus minimizing consequent support, and:
2. It is intended to discourage American citizens and erode their
support for the war.
---- All the above facts are verifiable on the Department of Defense web
site.
http://www.defenselink.mil