Source A George Bush addressing US troops, 1 May 2003
On 1 May 2003 George Bush addressed US troops from the deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln just 6 weeks after the invasion of Iraq had commenced on 20 March. Speaking in front of a large banner bearing the words ‘Mission Accomplished’ Bush declared:
For a short time it did indeed appear that the multinational force led by the Americans had comprehensively defeated, with comparative ease, an oil rich state with a modern, experienced and wellequipped army.
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