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John McCain, Mission Accomplished
By Dave - Politics DailyThis old quote might hurt a bit. And McCain was only saying what everyone, including Democrats and liberals thought at the time. Still, the quote is good enough to score a few points. The mission of course, was indeed to remove Saddam and his regime from power. The mistake was in assuming that alone was sufficient to turn Iraq into a nice peaceful arab state like Kuwait. Which turned out not to be the case. ...
WH: 'Mission Accomplished' Banner a Mistake
By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailyOne day before the fifth anniversary of President Bush's now infamous landing on the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, the White House admitted that the "Mission Accomplished" banner, which hung behind him during a nationally televised speech declaring "major combat operations" in Iraq to be over, was a mistake. An exasperated White House Press Secretary, Dana Perino, answered reporters' questions in advance of the anniversary today."President Bush is well aware that the banner should have been much more specific and said `mission accomplished' for these sailors who are on this ship on ...
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