Why don’t they report this?

From Centcom…selected highlights from the first year:

Law/Governance:
-Since July, the 25-person Iraqi Governing Council has had the authority to: name interim Ministers; exercise government oversight; prepare policy initiatives on Iraq’s national security, including reform of the armed forces, police and courts; lead development of a constitution; and approve Iraq’s national budget. 24 Iraqi Cabinet Members also contribute to the business of the government.
-First time in 13 years, an ambassador to the US was appointed to restore diplomatic relations.
-90% of Iraq’s districts have municipal/government councils with more than 19 million Iraqis engaging in local political discourse
-Ministry of Justice has established a Council of Judges to oversee the judiciary and prosecutors. Also, defendants are now provided lawyers.

Public Health:
-240 hospitals and most of Iraq’s 1200 clinics have reopened. 70 private hospitals are operating
-800 tons of high protein biscuits have been delivered to 15 Governorates for malnourished children and pregnant/nursing mothers.
-1.09 million humanitarian daily rations have been distributed to date.
-22 million children and 700,000 women have been inoculated against diseases since the war; 90% of all Iraqi children now receive routine vaccinations
-Pharmaceuticals distribution improved from 0 to 12,000 tons today,
more than $210 million approved for the Iraqi Ministry of Heath for pharmaceutical supplies and equipment, basic health care services, medical equipment and power generators for hospitals

Schools:
-Nearly all schools are open and 5.1 million students are attending class
-25 Fulbright Scholarships awarded for the first time in 14 years; Fulbright Office added 2 new programs for Iraqis
-Over 13,500 school buildings in Iraq; $4.4 million spent to complete 2,299 school renovations; UNICEF and other NGOs are rehabilitating 105 schools; 183K desks, 57K chairs, 61K chalkboards and 25K metal cabinets have been distributed
-33,000 teachers and 3,000 supervisors trained in instructional practices and classroom management strategies

Commerce and Trade:
-Iraqis use a single, unified currency for the first time in 15 years; 4.6 trillion new Iraqi dinars in circulation
-Iraq Stock Exchange will open in April; Iraq Central Bank is fully independent and has been opened since Sept 03;
-83% of all pre-war bank branches are open
-Umm Qasr Port turned over to Iraqi control in Jan 04
-393,950 jobs have been generated
-Estimated crude oil export revenues exceed $3.3 billion for Iraqi reconstruction.
-Telephone service continues to expand with 95% of service outside Baghdad.
-More than 170 newspaper are published in Iraq

Power:
-4400 megawatts per day is the current seven-day average, this is up from 300 megawatts per day in 2003.
-USAID will spend more than $250 million infrastructure repair funds on power rehabilitation and an additional $75 million allocated to power reconstruction.

Water:
-Coalition programs have cleared over 16,500 km of irrigation canals, helping over 10,000 farms
-Water storage in most Iraqi reservoirs is approaching historic averages
-Rehabilitated water treatment plants will treat nearly 800 million liters/day, benefiting 3.5 million people
-90% of Iraqis will have potable water by Apr 05