I think we are in a death-grip struggle between the forces of evil...the Left, the Media,  the Terrorists, and all who want to accomodate them....and the forces that value freedom, i.e., the people of this country who still honor the values of individual freedom, initiative, self-sufficiency,  love of country and are willing to make sacrifices for America.  I have given up on the media....and that includes public broadcast, which is a liberal-left-leaning sham .  No wonder we don't know what is really going on in Iraq.  I talked with a neighbor's son who has had 3 tours over there (USMC Lt. Col.) and he says the media doesn't tell us anything other than the bad news.  I found the attached interesting but discouraging. 

 

Jim Hartsel

 

Sent: 6/18/2008 9:53:59 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time
Subj: Re: IRAQ - DID YOU KNOW

 

IRAQ - DID YOU KNOW

Did you know? 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.


Above facts are verifiable on the Department of Defense website