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Jens 'n' Frens
Idle thoughts of a relatively libertarian Republican in Cambridge, MA, and whomever he invites. Mostly political.
"A strong conviction that something must be done is the parent of many bad measures."
-- Daniel Webster
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Friday, April 02, 2004 :::
Mark Steyn lists ten pieces of good news about Iraq. My favorite five:3) Attacks on the Iraqi oil pipelines have fallen by 75% since last autumn, and crude oil production in British-controlled southern Iraq is at 127% of the target set immediately after the war.
4) The pre-war potable water supply - 12.9 million litres - has been doubled.
5) The historic marshlands of southern Iraq, environmentally devastated by Saddam, are being restored, and tens of thousands of marsh Arabs have returned to their ancient homeland.
6) Public healthcare funding in Iraq is more than 25 times higher than it was a year ago and child immunisation rates have improved by 25%.
8) School attendance in Iraq is 10% higher than a year ago.
10) The interim Iraqi constitution is the most liberal in the Arab world. I guess I included a bonus factoid. Go read them all, and the rest of the column. Don't miss this:Iraq's new town councils are up and running and covering 90% of the population. You already saw that on the evening news, though, didn't you?
::: posted by Steven at 1:37 AM
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