“I don't know if you could ever say, quote "mission accomplished," as much as you could say "Americans are out of harm's way."”

— John McCain

On George W. Bush's address aboard a ship with a banner reading "mission accomplished" behind him, at a town hall meeting in Des Moines, Iowa. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24418639/ (1 May 2008)
2000s, 2008

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