Tuesday, June 06, 2006

Trends You Don't Hear About in Iraq Trends You Don't Hear About in Iraq

An article in Strategypage.com titled: Trends You Don't Hear About shows some of the trends in Iraq that the MSM miss:
- GNP doubling from 2003 to 2004, and expected to rise at double digit rates for the next couple of years.
- Iraq turning into a food exporter for the first time in 50 years (remember, this is the "Fertile Crescent").
- Over 50 U.S. bases turned over to Iraqis.
- Tourism - over 12 million pilgrims to Shia's most holy shrines.
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