Even if Iraq ultimately turns into a better place...and I think in time it will (freedom is always better than oppression), I'm not willing to admit that it was worth the price in American blood and money.
If "bringing freedom" to the world is going to be this much phucking work every time....count me out. On Tue, Mar 4, 2008 at 7:48 AM, Loathe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 WOULDN'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.defense.gov/ > http://www.pentagon.mil/ > http://www.defenselink.mil/ > http://www.defendamerica.mil/iraq.html > http://www.jcs.mil > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:255451 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
