WASHINGTON (AP) - The phrase "Mission Accomplished" may have
haunted the Bush administration for the past half a decade, but as
the banner's anniversary approaches the White House is trying to
clear away the controversy.
Five years ago Thursday, President Bush stood in the shadow of
the banner that has become a symbol of U.S. misjudgments in Iraq on
an aircraft carrier.
The president proclaimed that, "Major combat operations in Iraq
have ended," and said "The battle of Iraq is one victory in a war
on terror that began on Septemper 11th, 2001, and still goes on."
White House press secretary Dana Perino says the president
recognizes that "the banner should have been much more specific."
Perino claims the "Mission Accomplished" referred to the sailors
who were on the "ship on their mission." She says the White House
has "certainly paid a price for not being more specific on that
banner."
(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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