redneck13
04-21-06, 04:57 PM
:flag: :!: :beer: DID YOU KNOW.....?
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> Did you know that 25 Iraq students departed for the United States in
> January 2005 for the re-established Fulbright program?
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> Did you know that the Iraqi Navy is operational?! They have 5-
> 100-foot patrol craft, 34 smaller vessels and a naval infantry
> regiment.
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> 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?
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> Did you know that Iraq has a counter-terrorist unit and a Commando
> Battalion?
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> Did you know that the Iraqi Police Service has over 55,000 fully
> trained and equipped police officers?
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> Did you know that there are 5 Police Academies in Iraq that produce
> over 3500 new officers each 8 weeks?
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> 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.
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> Did you know that 96% of Iraqi children under the age of 5 have
> received the first 2 series of polio vaccinations?
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> Did you know that 4.3 million Iraqi children were enrolled in primary
> school by mid October?
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> Did you know that there are 1,192,000 cell phone subscribers in Iraq
> and phone use has gone up 158%?
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> Did you know that Iraq has an independent media that consists of 75
> radio stations, 180 newspapers and 10 television stations?
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> Did you know that 47 countries have reestablished their embassies in
> Iraq?
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> Did you know that the Iraqi government currently employs 1.2 million
> Iraqi people?
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> 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?
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> Did you know that Iraq's higher educational structure consists of 20
> Universities, 46 Institutes or colleges and 4 research centers, all
> currently operating?
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> Did you know that the Baghdad Stock Exchange opened in June of 2004?
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> Did you know that 2 candidates in the Iraqi presidential election had
> a televised debate recently?
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> OF COURSE YOU DIDN'T KNOW . . . AND I DIDN'T KNOW!
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> WHY DIDN'T WE KNOW? OUR MEDIA WOULDN'T TELL US!
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> 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.
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> 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 consequential support, and it is intended to discourage
> American citizens.
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> *** Above facts are verifiable on the Department of Defense web site.
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> 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 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 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 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 YOU DIDN'T KNOW . . . AND I 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 consequential support, and it is intended to discourage
> American citizens.
>
> *** Above facts are verifiable on the Department of Defense web site.
> ***
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