On May 1, 2003, George W. Bush announced, "Major combat operations in Iraq have ended." He was standing below a giant banner that read, "Mission Accomplished." At the risk of inviting charges of ...
The annals of political imagery are replete with disasters, moments when the most carefully crafted public persona dissolves in a moment of ludicrous self-parody. Some of these have become clichés.
On May 1, 2003, George W. Bush announced, “Major combat operations in Iraq have ended.” He was standing below a giant banner that read, “Mission Accomplished.” At the risk of inviting charges of ...