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 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 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 helic! opters a nd 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
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.

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..Pass it on!