DID YOU KNOW THIS?

**travelinman** · March 2nd, 2005, 01:04 PM

DID YOU KNOW THIS?

Did you know that 47 countries have re-established their embassies in Iraq?

Did you know that the Iraqi government 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?

Did you know that 25 Iraq students departed for the United States in January 2004 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 navel infantry regiment.

Did you know that Iraq's Air Force consists of three operation squadrons, 9 reconnaissance and 3 US C-130 transport aircraft 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 consist of 75 radio stations, 180 newspapers and 10 television stations?

Did you know that the Baghdad Stock Exchange opened in June of 2004?

If you didn't know, thank the liberal media.

**cincygreg** · March 2nd, 2005, 01:59 PM

It would be a "breath of frech air" if more of the possitives were reported.

As much as we hear about the horrors of the war, it's important to see and hear that major progress has ben made in bringing a brighter future to Iraq.

[ March 02, 2005 10:01 AM: Message edited by: cincygreg ]

**jumper69** · March 2nd, 2005, 02:48 PM

I don't remember seeing any of this on FOX news either.

**LanDroid** · March 4th, 2005, 10:55 AM

I understand that reading an anonymous posting on an internet bulletin board should be sufficient, but still I wonder: Are any of these statements true?

**reason** · March 4th, 2005, 05:36 PM

Originally posted by LanDroid:
I understand that reading an anonymous posting on an internet bulletin board should be sufficient, but still I wonder: Are any of these statements true?

Even if true, I wonder what relevance some of the information has. For example, is there any significance to the existence of an Iraqi navy? Has there ever been any significance to the Iraqi navy? Iraq has only one port as the rest of it was carved away when Kuwait was created.

**reason** · March 4th, 2005, 05:40 PM

Did you know that there are 1,192,000 cell phone subscribers in Iraq and phone use has gone up 158%?

What does this mean? Cell phone usage has gone up? In what time period? What is the base number? Was it low? Are all those 1.92mm subscribers actually able to use their phones? Did usage go down significantly during the war and bump back up when the war ended? Did the cell phone towers even work during the war? Has land line usage gone up similarly...or has it gone down?

This tidbit is pretty much meaningless.

**reason** · March 4th, 2005, 05:42 PM

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?

Their has been considerable concern over the effectiveness of the training and the durability of this young force.