This is the kind of information that Kerry supporters don't want to hear or believe.

Peace Corps Online: Peace Corps News: Special Reports: May 10, 2004: Elections 2004: Leave a message here if you think George Bush's policies best support the spirit and mission of the Peace Corps: This is the kind of information that Kerry supporters don't want to hear or believe.

By enal eneg (enduser5.faa.gov - 204.108.8.5) on Wednesday, May 12, 2004 - 2:33 pm: Edit Post

This is an excellent reason to vote for President Bush, and not for Kerry. But of course, the media and most RPCV's don't want to hear this kind of news, because it does not support their agendas. Read the below very closely before you vote- - - -and please don't embarass yourself by writing something crude or inappropriate about the soldier who wrote it. He and every other of our brothers, sisters, friends, neighbors, and colleagues that are fighting for freedom and peace deserve better than to have comments made to or about them like some that have been made in this forum. Let's show them the respect they need and deserve for once. Now read - - -

Subject: A letter from a medic in Iowa, serving in Iraq

As I head off to Baghdad for the final weeks of my stay in Iraq, I wanted to say thanks to all of you who did not believe the media. They have done a very poor job of covering everything that has happened. I am sorry that I have not been able to visit all of you during my two week leave back home.
And just so you can rest at night knowing something is happening in Iraq that is noteworthy, I thought I would pass this on to you. This is the list of things that has happened in Iraq recently:
* Over 400,000 kids have up-to-date immunizations.
* School attendance is up 80% from levels before the war.
* Over 1,500 schools have been renovated and rid of the weapons stored there so education can occur.
* The port of Uhm Qasar was renovated so grain can be off-loaded from ships faster.
* The country had its first 2 billion barrel export of oil in August.
* Over 4.5 million people have clean drinking water for the first time ever in Iraq.
* The country now receives 2 times the electrical power it did before the war.
* 100% of the hospitals are open and fully staffed, compared to 35% before the war.
* Elections are taking place in every major city, and city councils are in place.
* Sewer and water lines are installed in every major city.
* Over 60,000 police are patrolling the streets.
* Over 100,000 Iraqi civil defense police are securing the country.
* Over 80,000 Iraqi soldiers are patrolling the streets side by side with US soldiers.
* Over 400,000 people have telephones for the first time ever.
* Students are taught field sanitation and hand washing techniques to prevent the spread of germs.
* An interim constitution has been signed.
* Girls are allowed to attend school.
* Textbooks that don't mention Saddam are in the schools for the first time in 30 years.

Don't believe for one second that these people do not want us there. I have met many, many people from Iraq that want us there, and in a bad way. They say they will never see the freedoms we talk about but they hope their children will. We are doing a good job in Iraq and I challenge anyone, anywhere to dispute me on these facts. So If you happen to run into John Kerry, be sure to give him my email address and send him to Denison, Iowa. This soldier will set him straight. If you are like me and very disgusted with how this period of rebuilding has been portrayed,
email this to a friend and let them know there are good things happening.

Ray Reynolds, SFC
Iowa Army National Guard
234th Signal Battalion

By Admin1 (admin) (pool-151-196-44-226.balt.east.verizon.net - 151.196.44.226) on Thursday, May 13, 2004 - 12:42 am: Edit Post



The message above says in the last paragraph: "I challenge anyone, anywhere to dispute me on these facts"
TruthOrFiction.com is a web site where Internet users can get information about stories or messages that are circulated on the internet. TruthOrFiction.com checked into each one of the statements by Ray Reynolds and some were accurate, some were not. Another assessment of the message can be found here or you can do a google search for "Ray Reynolds, SFC" to find many other postings and discussions of the message on the web.

Best Regards,



Admin1

By enal eneg (enduser5.faa.gov - 204.108.8.5) on Thursday, May 13, 2004 - 8:28 am: Edit Post

For a review of the above letters authenticity, you may also consult:

http://www.snopes.com/politics/war/reynolds.asp

Thanks!

By nooremac VCPR (adsl-20-65-67.mem.bellsouth.net - 66.20.65.67) on Thursday, May 13, 2004 - 2:56 pm: Edit Post

...so let me get this straight: you posted this letter with the knowledge some of the information was wrong/misleading/questionable?

What's the saying?...those who spread falsehood and lies do so because they have doubts about their own arguments.

...hmmmmmmmmmmmm.........
sounds like a current president i know.....


Add a Message


This is a public posting area. Enter your username and password if you have an account. Otherwise, enter your full name as your username and leave the password blank. Your e-mail address is optional.
Username:  
Password:
E-mail: