Some Causes for Optimism

via IAFA

67 Iraqi cities with fully functioning municipalities only four months after the beginning of the war ("The Real Iraq," The New York Post, July 17, 2003)

85% Percentage of small Iraqi towns that had fully functioning municipalities only four months after the beginning of the war ("The Real Iraq," The New York Post, July 17, 2003)

81 Iraqi women serve on neighborhood and district councils around Baghdad ("U.S. Commitment to Women in Iraq," Office of International Women's Issues, May 24, 2004)

6 Iraqi women appointed as Cabinet-level ministers in the newly-formed Iraqi Interim Government ("The Interim Iraqi Government," Coalition Provisional Authority, June 1, 2004)

I'm especially hopeful about the six surely strong women participating in the interim government and about the bottom to top development of Iraqi democracy. The Iraqi people should have all our support on their way to freedom!