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President Bush also proclaimed "Mission Accomplished".

• bilbo0s 8y ago
  Also declared "Brownie" was doing a "Heckuva job!" I think it is the nature of most politicians to "spin" to the point of "spectacular falsehoods".
  • King-Aaron 8y ago
    > I think it is the nature of most politicians to "spin" to the point of "spectacular falsehoods". In recent times it appears to be more a case of "produce spectacular falsehoods, then attempt to spin it"
• qohen 8y ago
  Not in our timeline [0]: Although Bush stated at the time "Our mission continues" and "We have difficult work to do in Iraq," he also stated that it was the end to major combat operations in Iraq. Bush never uttered the phrase "Mission Accomplished";[2] a banner stating "Mission Accomplished" was used as a backdrop to the speech. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission_Accomplished_speech https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission_Accomplished_speech
  • sseth 8y ago
    Later in the article ... "the White House later conceded that they hung the banner but still insists it had been done at the request of the crew members" He stood in front of a banner put up by the White House saying "Mission Accomplished" and claimed victory. He did not clarify that the huge banner behind him was about the crew's mission and not Iraq. It is legitimate to say that Bush proclaimed it, and pedantic to argue he did not speak the words.