Rebuilding Iraq

Bene Diction has a must-read post about the things that are being done to rebuild Iraq and provide relief. Someone who was in Iraq on behalf of Operation Blessing tells about the conditions there and the things that are being done to help the Iraqi people. This account was first posted at Fructus Ventris. Here's a short excerpt:

The medical standards at the hospitals are 30 years behind. The doctors told us they had no outside information available since Saddam came into power, and he confiscated all the western medical texts. I carried in 15 up to date medical textbooks, which were gratefully received, and I was told that the doctors would all read them. These were 3 inch reference books! And I bet they *will* all read them cover to cover!

If you wish, you can donate to Operation Blessing, since there is still so much to be done.