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sw

Well-known member
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
 
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Anonymous

Guest
Did you know that it is the US taxpayers Trillions $ that is financing it all- while the economy and infrastructure of the US crumbles around us :???:
 

kolanuraven

Well-known member
Oldtimer said:
Did you know that it is the US taxpayers Trillions $ that is financing it all- while the economy and infrastructure of the US crumbles around us :???:


Yepper..... " 'shokran" for that wee bit of info OT that everyone seems to keep forgetting!!!!











FYI: " shokran" ='s " thank you" in Arabic
 

fff

Well-known member
sw said:
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

Great. Bring our troops home now.
 
A

Anonymous

Guest
Funny how the rest of the world doesn't see things as being so hunky-dory over there....Especially when half the Iraqi Parliament is part of the "refugees"- having taken the money the US taxpayers were throwing freely around, stuffed their pockets, and skipped the country... :roll:


01/31/2008


Since November 2006, Refugees International has led the call for increased assistance to Iraqis forced from their homes by the violence in their country.

One in five Iraqis have been displaced.
According to the UN Refugee Agency and the International Organization for Migration in 2007, almost 5 million Iraqis had been displaced by violence in their country, the vast majority of which had fled since 2003. Over 2.4 million vacated their homes for safer areas within Iraq, up to 1.5 million were living in Syria, and over 1 million refugees were inhabiting Jordan, Iran, Egypt, Lebanon, Turkey and Gulf States. Most Iraqis are determined to be resettled to Europe or North America, and few consider return to Iraq an option. Iraqis have no legal work options in most host countries and are increasingly desperate and in need of humanitarian assistance. They face challenges in finding housing, obtaining food, and have trouble accessing host countries’ health and education systems. Their resources depleted, small numbers of Iraqis have returned to Iraq in the past few months – between 28,000-60,000 people – but Iraq’s struggling government recently warned that it can’t accommodate large numbers of returns. Most of those who returned were subsequently displaced again.

The violence in Iraq has reached a deadly tipping point.
"Iraqis who are unable to flee the country are now in a queue, waiting their turn to die," is how one Iraqi journalist summarized conditions in Iraq. Refugees International has met with dozens of Iraqis who have fled the violence and sought refuge in neighboring countries. All of them, whether Sunni, Shi’a, Christian or Palestinian, had been directly victimized by armed actors. People are targeted because of religious affiliation, economic status, and profession – many, such as doctors, teachers, and even hairdressers, are viewed as being “anti-Islamic.” All of them fled Iraq because they had genuine and credible fear for their lives and the lives of their loved ones.

Neighboring countries are overwhelmed by the massive influx of Iraqi refugees.
Iraqi refugees are overwhelming the basic infrastructure of Iraq’s neighbors, in particular Jordan, Syria and Lebanon, raising concerns over further destabilization of the region. Jordan, Lebanon and Syria consider Iraqis as “guests” rather than refugees fleeing violence. In October, Syria ended its open-door policy and imposed visa restrictions on Iraqi refugees. In Jordan, where 70 percent of the population is of Palestinian origin, Iraqis have to pay for the most basic services. In Lebanon, Iraqis live as outlaws, hiding from arrest, detention and even deportation. Egypt, the most populous Arab country, hosts 130,000 Iraqis, but has closed its borders to additional Iraqi refugees.

The Government of Iraq is not providing adequate assistance to displaced Iraqis.
The Government of Iraq has finally provided $25 million
Code:
more US taxpayer dollars
:roll: to Jordan, Syria and Lebanon to help meet the needs of Iraqi refugees in these countries. Yet, despite numerous requests from neighboring countries for more involvement, the Iraqi Government has failed to deliver additional assistance. Instead, the Government has actively encouraged a policy of returns, by asking neighboring countries to close their borders, providing financial incentives to refugee families, and issuing non-exit stamps when refugees return to Iraq. Similarly, the Government of Iraq’s inability to manage the Public Distribution System of food has led millions of displaced Iraqis inside the country to lose the only assistance they were receiving. Despite billions of dollars remaining in its national budget, the Iraqi Government is spending an extremely small amount to assist its internally and externally displaced populations.
http://www.refugeesinternational.org/content/article/detail/9679
 

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