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A year after `Mission Accomplished,' Bush dogged by post-war Iraq.
Byline: Jill Zuckman
PHILADELPHIA _ When he triumphantly flew onto the deck of the aircraft carrier Lincoln a year ago in a moment made for TV, President Bush surely could not have anticipated the downward spiral still to come in Iraq.
As he congratulated the troops that sun-dappled day off the coast of San Diego, a red, white and blue banner proclaimed "Mission Accomplished." It was a carefully scripted scene that suggested a campaign commercial. Yet it has been mercilessly mocked by Democrats in the 12 months since, both for the message and for the image of a commander in chief with a disputed service record dressed in a flight suit.
But with Bush's handling of Iraq, terrorism and national security central to his presidential campaign, as well as that of his presumptive Democratic rival, Sen. John Kerry, the president's trip to the USS Abraham Lincoln on May 1, 2003, has helped to spawn this year's very personal arguments over the candidates' military service and a broader debate over the nation's…
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Source: HighBeam Research, A year after `Mission Accomplished,' Bush dogged by post-war Iraq.
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