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DNC McCain Myth Buster: John McCain and Mission Accomplished
May 1, 2008The following is being issued by the Democratic National Committee: Five years ago today, President Bush declared that "major combat operations in Iraq have ended" under a banner claiming "Mission Accomplished." Just a few weeks later, McCain echoed the President's rosy rhetoric, proclaiming a "massive victory" in Iraq. [Speech by President Bush, 5/1/03; Congressional Record, 5/22/03] They fact is, they were wrong. We've now spent $500 billion in Iraq and lost over 4,000 brave men and women in uniform, yet McCain and Bush still lack a plan for how to bring the war to a close. And now McCain claims our troops could be in Iraq for 100 years, even though the American people want to start bringing our troops home. Full release