I  didn't know!

How could  we?


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  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 won'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.

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The above facts are verifiable on the Department of Defense web site:
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