U.S. military sees good news in Iraq

The full text of this article is available here, but I'll summarize the good news in Iraq:

Government and society
-Elections are on schedule and planned for January 31st
-The draft of the permanent constitution is in progress, scheduled for August 2005
-Elections for the permanent government will be complete by December of next year and it will take office Dec 31 2005

Economy and infrastructure
-As of July 21, crude oil revenue has reached an estimated $9.2 Billion for 2004.
-Average household income is up almost 100% in the last month alone.
-Nearly 3,000 loans have been granted to small businesses and micro-enterprises
-The New Iraq Dinar (their money) has been relatively stable for more than six months
-Aproximately 12 million people are being served by NEW water supply and sanitation projects across the country
-30 to 40 percent of marshes drained by Saddam to opress the marsh arabs have already been reflooded
-Last year more than 17,000 kilometers of waterways have been cleared to improve irrigation and water flow, with another 20,000 kilometers planned in a project employing over 100,000 Iraqis
-Power supplies are operating around 120,000 megawatt hours, compared to pre-war levels of 95,600 MHP


Health Care
-An estimated 85 percent of children have recieved up-to-date immunizations
-More than 240 hospitals are operating, along with 1,200 preventive health clinics

Education
-There are a record 2,500 schools in operation, with 4,500 more new ones planned, and another 1,200 will be renovated
-Nearly 32,000 secondary school teachers and administrators have been trained
-More than 8.7 Million textbooks have been printed and distributed

National Security
-88,500 police are trained and on the job
-18,200 border enforcement officers
-37,400 Iraqi National Guard on duty
-11,200 Iraqi Army regulars are trained and on active duty

There's more good news every day, but you'll never hear that from the the mainstream media, John Kerry, Michael Moore, or George Soros.