Positive side of Iraq.

From Senator Dole, http://dole.senate.gov/ - Over the past year, through dedication and sacrifice -- and I must emphasize, strong military leadership -- our soldiers have made incredible breakthroughs. The United States and its allies have freed 50 million people from oppressive regimes, removed credible threats to our nation's security, destroyed burgeoning terrorist incubators, and set two countries on the path to democratic and free-market reform. In Iraq, 2600 schools have been rehabilitated and now more than 5.5 million children are enriching their minds, free from the corruption of a repressive regime and its teachings. Women now have a voice in their own government. All 240 hospitals in Iraq are open. More than 1,200 clinics have been established. And on the streets and in the countryside, each day, our military medical professionals offer assistance to the citizens of Iraq in addition to caring for their own. After 30 years of being denied the most fundamental freedoms, today more than 170 independent newspapers are currently operating throughout Iraq… providing each member of that country an opportunity to participate in free and robust debate.