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Remarks by CPA Administrator on Progress in Iraq
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| Contributor | Tony82 |
| Last Edited | Tony82 Oct 16, 2003 10:45pm |
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| News Date | Thursday, October 9, 2003 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Six months ago there were no police on duty in Iraq.
· Today there are over 40,000 police on duty, nearly 7,000 here in Baghdad alone.
· Last night Coalition Forces and Iraqi police conducted 1,731 joint patrols.
Six months ago there were no functioning courts in Iraq.
· Today nearly all of Iraq’s 400 courts are functioning.
· Today, for the first time in over a generation, the Iraqi judiciary is fully independent.
Six months ago the entire country could generate a bare 300 megawatts of electricity.
· On Monday, October 6 power generation hit 4,518 megawatts—exceeding the pre-war average.
Six months ago nearly all of Iraq’s schools were closed.
· Today all 22 universities and 43 technical institutes and colleges are open, as are nearly all primary and secondary schools.
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