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Originally Posted by tstew
Ferd, it may be the koolaid but I do interpret "Mission Accomplished" as a win.
As someone who was raised around civil war that involved tribalism and religion, let me tell you that the Shiite and Sunni situation in that country and region will not be solved by what we are doing, and it has been worse because of what we have done.
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my friend, "MIssion Accomplised" was the correct asessment of what those particular sailors did who were returning after that phase was over.
GWB on the deck of that Carrier STATED that the WAR was NOT over and we had a long road ahead.
this thing that you are repeating is quite a diservice to the men and women who fought so valiantly during those early days in Iraq.