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IRAQI War Update |
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Letter from the Armed Services in 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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