Four years ago, the sign said "Mission Accomplished"

Mission accomplished
On May 1, 2003, President Bush announced the end to major combat operations in Iraq. He addressed the nation the deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln as it sailed for a naval base in California. A banner hanging behind the president read "Mission Accomplished."
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