Although I am not offereing my political stance or opinion on the war in Iraq for obvious reasons, the blog Jasmine poasted to help you consider a different perspective on your homework is enlightening:
I am not a fan of any war, but one cannot deny that those over there are doing what they can, and their efforts are honorable, and commendable:
-Over 400,000 kids have had up-to-date immunizations.
- School attendance is up 80 percent 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 two times the electrical power it did before the war.
- 100 percent of the hospitals are open and fully staffed, compared to 35 percent 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 U.S. 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.
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