From “Mission Accomplished” to “Tough Days Ahead”

Faiz Shakir, Aaron Rupar Twitter Nov 30, 2005, 6:33 pm

Before our mission in Iraq is accomplished, there will be tough days ahead.

Bush, May 2003:

On Thursday, I visited the USS Abraham Lincoln, now headed home after the longest carrier deployment in recent history. I delivered good news to the men and women who fought in the cause of freedom: their mission is complete and major combat operations in Iraq have ended.