[GCFL-discuss] The Rest of the Story- Iraq

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I believe everything that your saying BUT, whats this all about the US
making deals with those that were in power before the war, are we getting in
bed with the enemy??

Dave

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>
> I just received this from a friend.... thought you all would be
interested.
> Carla
> Subject: The Rest of the Story - Iraq
> This is a letter from Ray Reynolds, a medic in the Iowa Army National
> Guard, serving in Iraq:
>      As I head off to Baghdad for the final weeks of my stay in Iraq,
> I wanted to say thanks to all of you who did not believe the media. They
>  have
> done a very poor job of covering everything that has happened.  I am
>  sorry
> that I have not been able to visit all of you during my two week leave
>  back
> home.  And just so you can rest at night knowing something is happening
>  in Iraq that is noteworthy, I thought I would pass this on to you  This
is
>  the list of things that has happened in Iraq recently: (Please share it
> with
> your friends and compare it to the version that your paper is producing.)
>  * Over 400,000 kids have up-to-date immunizations.
>  * School attendance is up 80% from levels before the war.
>  * Over 1,500 schools have been renovated and rid of the weapons stored
>  there so education can occur.
>  * The port of Uhm Qasar was renovated so grain can be off-loaded from
>  ships faster.
>  * The country had its first 2 billion barrel export of oil in August.
>  * Over 4.5 million people have clean drinking water for the first time
>  ever in Iraq.
> * The country now receives 2 times the electrical power it did before the
>   war.
> * 100% of the hospitals are open and fully staffed, compared to 35%
>  before the war.
> * Elections are taking place in every major city, and city councils are
>  in place.
> * Sewer and water lines are installed in every major city.
> * Over 60,000 police are patrolling the streets.* Over 100,000 Iraqi
>  civil defense police are securing the country.
> * Over 80,000 Iraqi soldiers are patrolling the streets side by side with
> US soldiers.
> * Over 400,000 people have telephones for the first time ever.
> * Students are taught field sanitation and hand washing techniques to
> prevent the spread of germs.
> * An interim constitution has been signed.
> * Girls are allowed to attend school.
> * Textbooks that don't mention Saddam are in the schools for the first
>  time in 30 years.
>        Don't believe for one second that these people do not want us
> there. I have met many, many people from Iraq that want us there, and in
>  a bad way. They say they will never see the freedoms we talk about but
they
> hope their children will.  We are doing a good job in Iraq and I
>  challenge anyone, anywhere to dispute me on these facts.  So If you
happen
> to run
> into John Kerry, be sure to give him my email address and send him to
> Denison, Iowa. This soldier will set him straight. If you are like me and
> very disgusted with how this period of rebuilding has been portrayed,
> email this to a friend and let them know there are good things happening.
>      Ray Reynolds, SFC
>      Iowa Army National Guard
>      234th Signal Battalion
>
>
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