Twenty Years After George W. Bush’s Infamous ‘Mission Accomplished’ Claim
Members of the "The Iraq Campaign 2008" hold a large replica of the "Mission Accomplished" banner on Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House in Washington, DC May 1, 2008, marking the fifth anniversary of President Bush's "Mission Accomplished" speech after landing on board a US aircraft carrier, proclaiming the end of major combat operations in Iraq.
(Photo by PAUL J. RICHARDS / AFP) (Photo by PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP via Getty Images)
The disgraced former president's rhetorical victory lap that came before protracted bloodshed deserves all of its notoriety 20 years later.
NORMAN SOLOMON
Twenty years ago, President George W. Bush landed in a twin-engine Navy jet on an aircraft carrier, strode across the deck in a bulky flight suit and proceeded to give a televised vi...