Back in the Days of 'Mission Accomplished': How One Paper Covered Bush Declaration Four Years Ago

Today marks the fourth anniversary of President Bush's jet landing on the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln and his speech declaring major fighting in Iraq over, all in front of a giant "Mission Accomplished" banner. ... here are excerpts revealing how one newspaper, The New York Times, covered the event and aftermath four years ago. They include this nugget: "The Bush administration is planning to withdraw most United States combat forces from Iraq over ... Full Story »

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Aldon Hynes
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by Aldon Hynes - Oct. 1, 2008

The article takes an important look back at the coverage of the 'Mission Accomplished' speech of George Bush. It focuses on how one paper covered the story, and might have been better for a broader analysis. Nonetheless, it it great to see this backwards glance.

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