[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16826]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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            PROGRESS IN IRAQ REPORTED IN THE NEW YORK TIMES

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, yesterday's New York Times 
front page surprisingly detailed some of the progress being made daily 
in Iraq. The article described dozens of small-scale construction 
initiatives or microprojects that have been under way throughout Iraq. 
This includes digging wells to supply water to hundreds in small towns 
and helping to restore historic sites that are essential to the local 
culture.
  This is only a grudging glimpse of the good news that has been taking 
place in Iraq since the American military and coalition forces 
liberated the nation from Saddam Hussein's tyrannical regime. I have 
seen firsthand the positive progress being made in Iraq to build a 
civil society which fights terrorist training to protect Iraqi and 
American families.
  I am encouraged that media outlets, such as the New York Times that 
for too long ignored the good news in Iraq in favor of police-blotter 
journalism, are now showing limited signs of balanced reporting.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops. We will never forget September 
11.

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