Press Missed ‘Mission Accomplished’ Meaning, Says Bush Staffer -- ABC News
The man responsible for the visual production of the 2003 “mission accomplished” speech given by President George W. Bush aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln says the media mischaracterized the president’s message that day.
It’s one of the most iconic and controversial moments of the Bush presidency.
On May 1, 2003, President Bush landed a fixed-wing aircraft aboard the Abraham Lincoln and then addressed Navy personnel returning from combat operations in the Persian Gulf.
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My Comment: When I saw President Bush land on the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, and then strutted out .... sighhh .... I just rolled my eyes. What irked me the most on that day was not the speech .... it was rather simple and straight forward ....but just the optics of the entire event. It reeked of American arrogance and bravado .... further reinforced by that sign in the background. What would have been my choice .... something solemn and low-key .... like the Japanese surrender on the USS Missouri to end the Second World War. No bravado. No arrogance. No emotion.
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