Seven years ago today - "Mission Accomplished"

Democrats noted Bush's "turning point" assessment came on the third anniversary of his appearance on an aircraft carrier in front of a banner reading "Mission Accomplished." "The mission was not accomplished then, and it is not accomplished now," said Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.). "Looking back on it, the president's public relations stunt on the aircraft carrier is an embarrassing symbol of the administration's naive and inept approach to Iraq."