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| Tweet Topic Started: Jul 7 2006, 08:14 AM (361 Views) | |
| Jolly | Jul 7 2006, 08:14 AM Post #1 |
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Geaux Tigers!
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Did you know that 47 countries have re-established their embassies in Iraq? Did you know that the Iraqi government employs 1.2 million Iraqi people? Did you know that 3100 schools have been renovated, 364 schools are under rehabilitation, 263 schools are now under construction and 38 new schools have been built in Iraq? Did you know that Iraq's higher educational structure consists of 20 Universities, 46 Institutes<.NOBR> or colleges and 4 research centers? Did you know that 25 Iraq students departed for the United States in January 2004 for the re-established Fulbright program? Did you know that the Iraqi Navy is operational? They have five 100-foot patrol craft, 34 smaller vessels and a navel infantry regiment. Did you know that Iraq's Air Force consists of three operation squadrons, 9 reconnaissance and 3 US C-130 transport aircraft which operate day and night, and will soon add 16 UH-1 helicopters and 4 bell jet rangers? Did you know that Iraq has a counter-terrorist unit and a Commando Battalion? Did you know that the Iraqi Police Service has over 55,000 fully trained and equipped police officers? Did you know that there are 5 Police Academies in Iraq that produce over 3500 new officers each 8 weeks? Did you know there are more than 1100 building projects going on in Iraq? They include 364 schools, 67 public clinics, 15 hospitals, 83 railroad stations, 22 oil facilities, 93 water facilities and 69 electrical facilities. Did you know that 96% of Iraqi children under the age of 5 have received the first 2 series of polio vaccinations? Did you know that 4.3 million Iraqi children were enrolled in primary school by mid October? Did you know that there are 1,192,000 cell phone subscribers in Iraq and phone use has gone up 158%? Did you know that Iraq has an independent media that consist of 75 radio stations, 180 newspapers and 10 television stations? Did you know that the Baghdad Stock Exchange opened in June of 2004? |
| The main obstacle to a stable and just world order is the United States.- George Soros | |
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| George K | Jul 7 2006, 08:19 AM Post #2 |
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At least they're not digging these up:
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A guide to GKSR: Click "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08 Nothing is as effective as homeopathy. I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles. - Klaus, 4/29/18 | |
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| The 89th Key | Jul 7 2006, 09:18 AM Post #3 |
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Very cool, Jolly. Thanks for the info and perspective!
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| ivorythumper | Jul 7 2006, 02:05 PM Post #4 |
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I am so adjective that I verb nouns!
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You're cherry picking again.
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| Dewey | Jul 7 2006, 03:08 PM Post #5 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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"They have ... a navel infantry regiment." They must all be very small. :lol: |
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"By nature, i prefer brevity." - John Calvin, Institutes of the Christian Religion, p. 685. "Never waste your time trying to explain yourself to people who are committed to misunderstanding you." - Anonymous "Oh sure, every once in a while a turd floated by, but other than that it was just fine." - Joe A., 2011 I'll answer your other comments later, but my primary priority for the rest of the evening is to get drunk." - Klaus, 12/31/14 | |
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| Jolly | Jul 8 2006, 03:47 AM Post #6 |
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Geaux Tigers!
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Unto all things there is a time and a season... |
| The main obstacle to a stable and just world order is the United States.- George Soros | |
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| Mikhailoh | Jul 8 2006, 04:14 AM Post #7 |
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If you want trouble, find yourself a redhead
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They get a lot of recruits, but lose a lot on the marching drills. |
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Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead - Lucille Ball | |
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| Larry | Jul 8 2006, 05:37 AM Post #8 |
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Mmmmmmm, pie!
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I always wondered about the Navel Air Force. How do you force air through a navel, anyway?......... Now... unless someone points out their absense and they're forced to respond, the leftwing fruitloops will ignore this thread like the plague..... so.... WHERE ARE YOU, ALL YOU LIBERAL PACIFIST PUSSIES? CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH, CAN YA! |
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| Larry | Jul 8 2006, 05:41 AM Post #9 |
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Mmmmmmm, pie!
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Here - I'll save them the time... 1. Jolly, obviously your source is weak. 2. This is all just another Rovian conspiracy. 3. It doesn't matter, since the war was illegal and unjustified anyway. They'll come up with other ways to dismiss it, minimize it, and ridicule it. I just thought I'd get the usual list of stupidity out of the way.... |
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| Mikhailoh | Jul 8 2006, 05:45 AM Post #10 |
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If you want trouble, find yourself a redhead
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The silence is rather deafening. |
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Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead - Lucille Ball | |
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| Axtremus | Jul 8 2006, 06:17 AM Post #11 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Great! Looks like a fine job of nation-biulding. Can we leave now? And... by the way, might you have a similar list of accomplishments for Afghanistan? |
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| Axtremus | Jul 8 2006, 06:19 AM Post #12 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Dude, you missed one: 4. How does it compare to Iraq's pre-Liberation statistics? |
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| Larry | Jul 8 2006, 06:26 AM Post #13 |
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Mmmmmmm, pie!
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Well, I didn't see any listings for rape rooms, meat grinders, or how to cook an Iraqi and feed him to his family members, did you? |
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| Axtremus | Jul 8 2006, 06:33 AM Post #14 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Yeah... like Jolly's list also lack the statistics on car bombing, beheading, killing of police and state officials, etc. But, hey, ivorythumper has already covered that point about cherry picking.
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| Larry | Jul 8 2006, 06:50 AM Post #15 |
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Mmmmmmm, pie!
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Oh, I see... since there are still bad things happening, the good things don't matter. In spite of the fact that progress is being made, the fact that the criminal element is still killing people, it would be better if they were being killed by the tens of thousands and dumped into mass graves, run through meat grinders, sent to rape rooms, and fed to their families. I wonder sometimes how some of you manage to tie your shoes. |
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