White House admits fault on 'Mission Accomplished' banner (AP)

Courtesy Ytop stories  Wed, 04/30/2008 - 4:50pm

In this May 1, 2003, file photo, President Bush declares the end of major combat in Iraq as he speaks aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln off the California coast.<br /><br />The White House said Wednesday, April 30, 2008, that President Bush has paid a price for the 'Mission Accomplished' banner that was flown in triumph five years ago but later became a symbol of U.S. misjudgments and mistakes in the long and costly war in Iraq.<br /><br />(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - The White House said Wednesday that President Bush has paid a price for the "Mission Accomplished" banner that was flown in triumph five years ago but later became a symbol of U.S. misjudgments and mistakes in the long and costly war in Iraq.



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