Doing better than we thought

From the Seaspook blog:
Did you know that 47 countries have re-established their embassies in Iraq ?
Did you know that the Iraqi government currently employs 1.2 million Iraqi people?
Did you know that 3,100 schools have been renovated, 364 schools are under rehabilitation, 263 new schools are now under construction, and 38 new schools have been completed in Iraq?
Did you know that Iraq 's higher educational structure consists of twenty universities, 46 institutes or colleges, and four research centers, all currently operating?
Did you know that 25 Iraq students departed for the United States in January 2005 under 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 naval infantry regiment.
Did you know that Iraq 's Air Force consists of three operational squadrons, which includes nine reconnaissance and three US C-130 transport aircraft (under Iraqi operational control) which operate day and night, and will soon add sixteen UH-1 helicopters and four 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 five Police Academies in Iraq that produce over 3,500 new officers every eight weeks?
Did you know there are more than 1,100 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 five have received the first two 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 consists of 75 radio stations, 180 newspapers, and ten television stations?
Did you know that the Baghdad Stock Exchange opened in June of 2004?
Did you know that two candidates in the Iraqi presidential election had a televised debate recently?
Of course not. Why? Because our media wouldn't tell us, that's why!

Rico says he's not surprised by the lack of information, but he is surprised that Iraq is doing so well.
There just might be hope after all...