[Rhodes22-list] Iraq

pdgrand at nospam.wmis.net pdgrand at nospam.wmis.net
Fri Apr 30 20:58:47 EDT 2004


> > > 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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