Published: August 12, 2005
Iraq Reconstruction Report
By Alan Gray, NewsBlaze 
Deputy Chief of Staff for the Multinational Force in Iraq, Army Major General Rick Lynch reported on reconstruction efforts in Iraq today.
Lynch described significant progress on the political front in Iraq. For example, he predicted that as many as 80 percent of the Sunni Arabs who did not participate in the January elections will participate in the December elections for a new government.
Lynch also answered questions about reconstruction efforts in Iraq. While there is still much work to be done, he said, 1,300 of the 3,100 funded reconstruction projects have already been completed. He pointed out that construction of a maternity and children’s hospital in Sadr City is 40 percent complete.
Originally planned as a two-story hospital with 250 beds, the $17 million project has expanded to accommodate 300 beds and is designed to serve between 500 and 700 maternity, pediatric and blood-disorder patients daily.
Electrical projects are another priority. Lynch said $13 million is being spent on an electrical distribution project in Sadr City to help provide a more reliable source of power.
Source: U.S. Departments of State and Defense.
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