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Originally posted by stuartj
But the Iraqis? Many thousands of civilians dead (100,000?), many more thousands injured, infrastructure trashed, social damage incalculable.
Haliburton up 100pts.
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED.
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Grossly unfair with contempt for facts. The story of the rebuilding of social infrastructure in Iraq, though unreported on CNN, is remarkable. The improvements in healthcare, health infrastructure, water/sanitation, education, vocational training, power grid, local government community action almost defies what is possible in so short a time for a nation so ravaged by the last 10 years of its tyrant's remorseless siphoning of public monies for private and military purposes. Under the direction of USAID and its subcontractors, local Iraqi contractors and help from US troops and engineers, health care has increased 60 times levels under Hussein. 240 hospitals and 1200 local health centers are now operating, 30 million doses of vaccine distributed, 2,300 schools renovated, 8.7 million new math and science textbooks issued, 2,700 PTAs organized, 33,000 teachers trained, and female attendance at schools raisd from 40% under Hussein to 96%. In 2003, Iraq's electrical system wa delivering less than 70,000 MWhrs/day. By summer of last year, this was at 106,000 Mwhrs. Such progress is seen in Karbala, Hillah, Najaf, Kirkuk, Dahuk, Arbil, Mosul, Baghdad, Amarah, Umm Qasr, Basra, and many other towns and cities. These efforts and their results need to be acknowledged, though of course this is difficult when the playbook calls for a story of hopeless and unmitigated failure. It just isn't that simple. Take some time and read about the heroic non-military accomplishments of your countrymen.