Political Quotes

“as we reflect on the Presidency of George W. Bush, there were moments of high drama. Certainly, the moment of highest drama in my recollection was when the President visited the site of the 9/11 attack. When he went to New York and walked through the smoke-filled rubble with the firefighters and the workmen still digging through, it was a moment that I am sure will endure. It will be remembered. If you had to then select another moment in his Presidency that will be remembered, it was a moment 3 years ago today when the President of the United States boarded a Naval fighter plane and flew to land on the deck of USS Abraham Lincoln. It was a time when America wasn't certain about what had happened in Iraq. We had launched an invasion. Saddam Hussein had been deposed. There were still a lot of questions about the future of Iraq and what would happen in that country. The President of the United States came to that aircraft carrier on that day, and as he landed and spoke to those who were assembled, behind him was a banner which read ``Mission Accomplished.'' It was on May 1, 2003, 3 years ago. The President said on that day: In the battle of Iraq, the United States and our allies have prevailed. And now our coalition is engaged in securing and restructuring that country. The President went on to say: We have difficult work to do in Iraq. We're bringing order to parts of that country that remain dangerous.…”