Five Years Later

Major combat operations in Iraq have ended. In the battle of Iraq, the United States and our allies have prevailed.

President Bush, on the flight deck of the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln, May 1, 2003

America sent you on a mission to remove a grave threat and to liberate an oppressed people, and that mission has been accomplished.

President Bush speaking to troops in Qatar, June 3, 2003

The President never said "mission accomplished."

White House Press Secretary Dana Perino, May 1, 2007