Indicators of Progress in Iraq
·There are more than 997,000 telephone landline subscribers- Up 20% from a pre-war level of 833,000. There are more than 2,600,000 cell phone subscribers-
None existed prior to Mar 03.
·There are over 168,000 internet subscribers. The estimated pre-war level is 4,500 subscribers.
·More than 149,000 Iraqis are currently being employed by USG projects.
·The Iraqi Stock Exchange opened in June 2004. It currently lists 89 companies (up from 40-50 under Saddam) with a total market capitalization of $1.4 billion. Between $2-6 million in shares are traded daily.
·In Oct 2004, 4.3 million children were enrolled in primary school-up from 3.6 million in 2000.
·Since Mar 2003, over 5 million Iraqi children aged 6-12, over 3 million children under 5, and over 700,000 pregnant women have received vaccinations.
Info from: U.S. Central Command Electronic Newsletter.
2 comments:
We thank God,
But, look at the great sacrifices we have made.
My fear is that once the US withdraws, the insurgents would overun Iraq like demons on rampage.
Then, all the sacrifices would amount to nothing in Iraq.
It is very difficult to build.
But very easy to destroy.
Only God can perfect our works.
We will not leave our Iraqi friends till they can fully stand up and take care of themselves. Plus I’m also sure we will not ever again be to far away not to be able to come back in and help if asked. (This time the UN would have no choice but to come back in with us.)
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