BASRA, Iraq - Glistening in
Iraq's barren southern salt plains, a natural gas-driven power station has come on line, generating sorely needed electricity for war-weary Iraqis and demonstrating that much-maligned U.S.-led reconstruction efforts are beginning to bear fruit.
U.S. officials said Sunday that increasing Iraq's electricity generating capacity through facilities such as the 250 megawatt electricity plant near the southern city of Basra is crucial to American efforts to encourage Iraqis to turn their backs on the insurgency.
It's nice to hear some GOOD news from the front. I'm proud of them. Not only will this obviously be benificial to the Iraqi people BUT it will also help to create some more jobs. Enough said.
Full Story @ Yahoo!
Posted by Mrs Muddy at February 19, 2006 11:45 PM