Thursday, December 08, 2005

Washington Times — Under-reported News from Iraq

Today's highlights:

  • …[O]ne wouldn't know it from the acrimonious debate in Washington, but [Najaf and Mosul] two former trouble spots are rapidly joining the 80 percent or so of Iraq that suffers little or no violence,….

  • The Iraqi economy is rebounding; real gross domestic product is expected to grow by 16 percent next year. …. On a per-capita basis, income levels in Iraq since 2003 have doubled, according to World Bank data.

Progress in Iraq - Editorials/Op-Ed

Oh, and check out the Iraqi Stock Market. (Thanks to Buddy in the comments.)

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