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Our Troops

Here are some facts that prove our troops are AWESOME! *The USG has rehabilitated 32% of Iraq's schools, for a total of 4,544 schools. *The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers provides training on industrial equipment enabling Iraqis to operate and maintain equipment and power systems throughout the country. *Regular immunization campaigns, and national immunization days aimed at children under age five and pregnant women have resulted in over 5 million children and 700,000 pregnant women being vaccinated against communicable diseases, including polio. *Security Forces: Since 2003, 258 Border facilities, 309 police stations, 14 academies and branch schools, 26 unit headquarters, and 67 fire stations have been built or rehabilitated. *Women comprise 25% of the Iraqi Parliament, which is the highest proportion in the Arab world and one of the largest percentages worldwide *Today, the Iraqi Air Force consists of more than 800 members, and like all Iraqi forces, is being rebuilt as part of the overall program to build a new Iraqi defense force. *The USG has rehabilitated 32% of Iraq's schools, for a total of 4,544 schools. *This year's aerial crop spraying operation is the first large-scale aerial pest control program undertaken in Iraq since the overthrow of the Saddam regime. *More than 8.7 million revised math and science textbooks and three million supply kits have been provided to students nationwide. *In the period between March 2005 and March 2006, the Iraqi Security Forces almost doubled in size *Security Forces: Since 2003, 258 Border facilities, 309 police stations, 14 academies and branch schools, 26 unit headquarters, and 67 fire stations have been built or rehabilitated. *As of February 2006, Iraq has 28,000 trained security forces protecting its border and population. *More than 250,000 ISF members patrol the streets and neighborhoods of their country. *There are now six police academies in Iraq and one in Jordan, training 3,500 Iraqi police every 10 weeks. Today the vast majority of Iraqi police and army recruits are trained by Iraqis, not Americans. *The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers provides training on industrial equipment enabling Iraqis to operate and maintain equipment and power systems throughout the country *There were virtually no cell phone subscribers during Saddam Hussein's reign. Today, there are more than 5 million *Approximately 90,000 residents in Abu Ghraib town in Baghdad Province receive piped drinking water from a project funded by the Commander's Emergency Response Program (CERP). *The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has distributed nearly $33 million worth of equipment to the Ministry of Electricity, including cranes, trucks, transformers, cable, computers, software, safety equipment, towers and other equipment. The USACE program has also provided extensive training on the equipment to enable the MOE personnel to operate and maintain both the equipment and power systems throughout the country. *In March, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers completed construction of the $118 million new power generation plant in Basra province. The new plant will provide power to about 1.5 million residents. *Nineteen large potable water treatment plants have been rehabilitated or constructed, including a 227,000 cubic meter expansion of the Shark Dijayl Water Treatment Plant in Baghdad. *During Saddam's rule, Internet access was limited and censored. Today, Iraqis are flocking to an uncensored Internet in Iraq, with over 2,000 Internet cafes serving them. *Since 2003, 33,384 new Iraqi businesses have been registered. *The U.S. Embassy and the Government of Iraq continue to address the issue of Iraqi unemployment. Today about 1.5 million Iraqis are employed under reconstruction efforts, working on schools, clinics, roads and numerous other infrastructure projects, and the overall national unemployment dropped in 2005 to 28% (as reported by COSIT) or 12-18% (as estimated by MNF-I). *The Iraq Stock Exchange reopened under the new streamed-lined securities law resulting in an increase in companies listed from 10 initially to 87. *The International Monetary Fund estimates GDP grew by 2.6% in 2005, and is expected to grow by 10.4% in 2006, adjusted for inflation. *Ninety-eight percent of Iraqi children under five have been vaccinated for polio, and Malaria cases have dropped from 1,043 to 86. *More than $33 million of new medical equipment has been distributed to the Iraqi Ministry of Health to replace dangerously outdated instruments in hospitals and clinics throughout Iraq. *Regular immunization campaigns, and national immunization days aimed at children under age five and pregnant women have resulted in over 5 million children and 700,000 pregnant women being vaccinated against communicable diseases, including polio. *Since March 2003, over 150 primary care clinics have been rehabilitated, and 600 medical equipment sets have been delivered to clinics throughout Iraq. There are 142 model Primary Healthcare Centers being constructed in Iraq that will facilitate transformation to a family medicine model of care. *Before March 2003, only 5.5 million of Iraq's 25 million citizens had access to a safe and stable water supply. Today nineteen potable water treatment facilities have been built or rehabilitated, providing a standard level of service to about 2.7 million more Iraqis. *11,400 trained staff at 2000+ community child care units nationwide screen for and manage malnutrition. They provide monthly rations of high protein biscuits to malnourished children under five and pregnant and lactating mothers. If you love freedom - thank a soldier!
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