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Originally Posted by VRM
So if we are 'fighting them there so we don't have to fight them here', then why do US intel reports say that we are mostly fighting Iraqis who just want us out of their country?
Steve
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As of this date in Iraq:
47 countries have reopened their embassies in Iraq.
3100 schools have been renovated, 38 new schools have been completed, and 268 new schools are under construction. 4.3 million Iraqi children are presently in school.
20 universities, 46 colleges and 4 research centers are currently open and operating.
96% of Iraqi children under age 5 have been immunized against polio.
3500 new Iraqi police officers are graduating every 8 weeks.
1100 new construction projects are currently underway.
There are 2 million new Iraqi telephone subscribers.
75 radio stations, 180 newspapers, and 10 television stations are operating.
An AP news article today documents the fact that the coalition forces have shut down an al-Qaida hideout north of Baghdad which the terrorists were using as a prison and torture chamber. Note that the torture which the Muslim terrorists inflict is somewhat more severe than having to wear underwear on their heads, consisting of such humanitarian practices as hanging their prisoners from the ceiling and beating them with clubs until they broke bones. The author of the AP report, Ravi Hessman, wrote “Military officials said the operation, launched on tips from residents, showed that Iraqis in the turbulent Diyala province were turning against Sunni insurgents and beginning to trust US troops.”
As usual, VRM you present only the half of the story which supports the anti-US position. You really should read something other than Howard Dean’s talking points sometime, sport.