« The Price Of Being A Christian In A Muslim Land Is Very Steep Indeed | Main | I Believe Iran's Spin About Their 'Peaceful' Intentions For Nuclear Technology »
November 20, 2006
On Hearing A Pin Drop: Rebuilding in Iraq tops 4,000 projects
Topics: IraqSuccess in Iraq, and the silence is deafening....
There's another side to the Iraq story than the one the media likes to tell you: "The infrastructure overview provided in this quarterly report presents a picture of significant progress achieved through a substantial U.S. investment of time, talent and tax dollars in Iraq's relief and reconstruction."
Amid constant deadly threats from bloodthirsty insurgents, and without a viable Iraqi private contracting sector, the Army Corps of Engineers has supervised the construction of electric grids, health care centers, schools, water and sewage treatment facilities, police stations, academies and border posts.And we need to keep in mind that the progress was accomplished despite a concerted effort by terrorists to bomb construction sites and kill workers. We can only imagine the progress we would have made in Iraq by now had we not had a hostile American press and a nonsupporting, hostile, anti-success opposition party (read Democratic party supporting the ultra-left Soros agenda) - both which combined to provide our enemies undeserved, free, and otherwise unobtainable propaganda.Not counting the deteriorating security situation, no facet of the Iraq war has received more negative press than the U.S.- and Iraqi-financed reconstruction. The Washington Times, along with other newspapers, has published a series of articles on setbacks and corruption. But, the Pentagon contends there is another storyline.
A bomb goes off in an outdoor toilet, and the media coverage hits the 6 o'clock news. The Army is the program manager for $20 billion in U.S. taxpayer money that flowed to Iraq after the 2003 invasion to spur a building boom of more than 4,000 projects, and you could hear a pin drop amidst the noise of the media coverage.
What ever happened to the phrase "treason in a time of war" - along with the consequences?
Posted by Richard at November 20, 2006 7:32 AM
Articles Related to Iraq:
