Females @ Iraq Police Academy

This just in from the Multi-National-Forces-Iraq newsletter:

"Kirkuk Police Academy Training Females in Northeastern Iraq."

Here's a little snippet of a very inspiring story about Iraqi women putting themselves at risk to make things better for Iraq:

For Nowal, 30, a trainee who has never held a job and lives with her brother - also a member of the Kirkuk police force - the experience so far has her realizing she has a lot of work ahead of her.

“I am very tired,” she said of the first day of training. However, she is determined to “serve my country.”

In lieu of the recent increase in female suicide bombers, these women are undaunted by the dangers of the field they have chosen. When asked what they would do if they were to spot one at a check-point, as a group they did not hesitate to answer:

“Man or women, if you come through our check point we will stop you.”

“Terrorists are not welcome in the province of Kirkuk,” Intesar, 29, said. “They are not Iraqis - they are not Muslim. It is not our way.”

Isn't that amazing?  Isn't that newsworthy?

I rarely watch the (spin) media anyway, but what I have seen never has stories about heroines like Nowal and Intesar.  That's because it doesn't fit their narrative that we were wrong to invade Iraq, that McCain's surge failed and Obama's plan for a quick U.S. withdrawal is the only way we can salvage our international reputation. 

This story about Iraqi women attending a police academy fits the real "narrative":  That replacing Saddam with a free and democratic Iraq was the right and noble thing to do, that we struggled to react to the bombing of the Askariya shrine in Samarra, that the Petraeus' surge, courageously supported by John McCain, has been a great success and has inspired at least 37 women in Northern Iraq to attend a police academy.

What's on TV instead of Iraqi success stories?

The Olympics, of course, but, sometimes, I'll check out what my wife is watching and over the last several weeks I have seen, in great detail, and from every angle, non-stop coverage of Casey Anthony and her lost daughter Caylee. 

The whole nation would love to see this little girl back safe (click here to help) and her mother brought to justice if she's done anything wrong. 

However, last time I checked, Americans believe everyone is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.  So, say it with me:

Casey is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.   

When that changes, we can spend a few newscycles on Casey but until then...can we spend a few minutes learning about other newsworthy stories such as the one about thirty-seven females training at the Kirkuk Police Academy in Iraq???

You can read the full story @ the MNF-Iraq web site.

Here's the deal.  American soldiers are fighting and dying in Iraq.  America is spending $10 billion a month in Iraq. 

What happens in Iraq matters. 

The media will certainly let you know about anything bad happening in Iraq.

Why not spend a few minutes each week reading about the good things happening in Iraq? You can sign up for their weekly newsletter @ http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1.

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