Good News from Iraq, a New Hospital, Power Substation, and Fresh Water Supply, Part of 2,000 Projects to Rebuild the Country, Iraqis Say, “We are So Grateful to the American People”

Aimee Herd, Davin Dahlgren reporting : Mar 19, 2005
Fox News

(Baghdad, Iraq) While suicide bombers and kidnappers usually grab most of the headlines coming out of Iraq, there have been great strides in the country’s rebuilding process in the form of 2,000 projects being worked on by both the U.S. and Iraq together.

Workers in Baghdad are erecting a new hospital, while Americans and Iraqis are working together in Kurdistan to build a 10 million dollar electricity substation which will provide needed power to thousands of homes.

U.S. Gen. Thomas Bostick, overseer of reconstruction in all of Iraq said, "It's wonderful to see all the Iraqi workers that are here working on a very important project…it's a very powerful message."

Some of the projects involve bringing a clean water supply, vital to communities. The work is appreciated by residents as local families told Fox News, "We are so grateful to the American people. We've never had fresh water pumped into our homes before."