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underpants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-05-11 09:22 PM
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(did not realize this)Bin Laden killed 8 years to the day of W's"Mission Accomplished" speech
Edited on Thu May-05-11 09:23 PM by underpants
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_Mission_Accomplished_speech

"Mission Accomplished" refers to a banner titled "Mission Accomplished" that was displayed on the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln during a televised address by United States President George W. Bush on May 1, 2003 and the controversy that followed. The speech was not actually titled "Mission Accomplished".

Bush stated at the time that this was the end to major combat operations in Iraq. While this statement did coincide with an end to the conventional phase of the war, Bush's assertion—and the sign itself—became controversial after guerrilla warfare in Iraq increased during the Iraqi insurgency. The vast majority of casualties, both military and civilian, have occurred since the speech.<1>

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zigzagzed Donating Member (61 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-05-11 09:36 PM
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1. If I were a conspiracist...
If I were a conspiracist, I would think that President Obama arranged the timing of this to drown out discussion of his birth certificate, emphasize that he really did accomplish the mission, and preempt and episode of "Celebrity Apprentice" to screw Donald Trump. Fortunately, I still have hold of my senses. Sensitive military operations like this can't be timed with such precision; they have to be executed during the small window when all the conditions are right.
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underpants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-05-11 09:45 PM
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3. They were looking for a moonless night
timing always includes the elements and the weather
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Clio the Leo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-05-11 09:52 PM
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4. Seriously, that and the 3am VP announcement....
.... which they swear was NOT a response to Hillary's famous 3am ad .... but ya gotta wonder. lol
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Honeycombe8 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-05-11 09:40 PM
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2. Wow. Like it was fate. That's eery. nt
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