On 2007-05-02 04:14:16 +0100, malcolmkirkpatrick@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
said:
> On May 1, 6:08 pm, "curmudgeon" <briticanlan...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> Believe it or not but today is the official 4 year anniversary of the
proud
>> and glorious statement "Mission Accomplished" as uttered by our beloved
and
>> respected Fuhrer, Emperor,and President, none other than the warrior
sage of
>> the ages George W. Bush.
>>
>> "Look at that gentlemen, compared to war, all other human endeavors
shrink
>> to insignificance"
>>
>> General George S. Patton
>
> "Mission Accomplished" wasn't uttered by the President. The banner was
> created by the crew of the carrier, whose mission was accomplished
> (they were returning home).
And neither he, nor his staff, looked at it and thought "Really ought
not to be filmed in front of that because it could be misinterpreted as
suggesting the war is over." ROFL
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