Letter: Now we all know the truth

Cal Thomas wrote about the good news from Iraq, as explained in the wonderful Commentary magazine, which our liberal press will never tell you.

There are many in the media and “think tanks” who wish Iraq would end tragically as comeuppance against President Bush.

First, according to Amir Taheri, former editor of Kayhan, Iran’s largest newspaper, since 1959 Iraqis have been escaping en mass from Iraq. By the end of 2005, 1.2 million have returned. Over 3,000 clerics have returned from exile.

The Iraqi denier is again safe as a medium of exchange. Business is back — the gross domestic product in 2004 rose to $90 billion. More than 15 million Iraqis voted in their election. Iraq now exports food stuffs to neighboring countries, something that hasn’t happened since the 1950s.

Under Saddam Hussein, people did not talk or give opinions. Now they are back verbalizing with talk radio, television and Internet blogs. By September 2005, more than 8.5 million Iraqi children are attending school or university. By January 2006, all Iraq’s 600 state-owned hospitals were in full operation.

Do you hear any of this in our media? Democracy is succeeding!

How can anyone in his right mind think of giving up until the Iraqis can defend their own country?

Georgine Hill Mendillo/Naples