"Mission Accomplished," a phrase associated with completing a mission, is
in recent years particularly associated with a sign displayed on USS Abraham
Lincoln during a televised address by United States President George W.
Bush on May 1, 2003.
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 ù and the sign itself ù became controversial
after guerilla warfare in Iraq increased during the Iraqi insurgency. The
vast majority of casualties, among both coalition (approximately 98% as
of October 2008) and Iraqi combatants, and among Iraqi civilians, has occurred
since the speech.
On May 1, 2003, Bush became the first sitting President to make an arrested
landing in a fixed-wing aircraft on an aircraft carrier[1][2] when he arrived
at the USS Abraham Lincoln in a Lockheed S-3 Viking, dubbed Navy One, as
the carrier returned from combat operations in the Persian Gulf . He posed
for photographs with pilots and members of the ship's crew while wearing
a flight suit. A few hours later, he gave a speech announcing the end of
major combat operations in the Iraq War. Clearly visible in the background
was a banner stating "Mission Accomplished."
Bush's historic jet landing on the carrier was criticized by opponents as
an overly theatrical and expensive stunt. For instance, they pointed to
the fact that the carrier was well within range of Bush's helicopter, and
that a jet landing was not needed.[3] Originally the White House had stated
that the carrier was too far off the California coast for a helicopter landing
and a jet would be needed to reach it. On the day of the speech, the Lincoln
was only 30 miles (48 km) from shore but the administration still decided
to go ahead with the jet landing. White House spokesman Ari Fleischer admitted
that the president "could have helicoptered, but the plan was already in
place. Plus, he wanted to see a landing the way aviators see a landing."[4]
The Lincoln made a scheduled stop in Pearl Harbor shortly before the speech,
docked in San Diego after the speech, and returned to its home base in Everett,
Washington on May 6, 2003.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission_Accomplished
killara 发表评论于
"O8马会作秀"就跟"有个女人生了个孩子"一样不是新闻
"有个男人生了个孩子"和"O8马有政绩一样是新闻"
zuncong 发表评论于
回复StillH2ORunDeep的评论:
小布什比较真诚,作秀比较少
StillH2ORunDeep 发表评论于
“中国的领导人太难当了”,这话含义可以很多,一个就是他们不是人民选的,实在
不清楚“该”对谁负责,国家?党?老百姓? 不可能让各方面都满意,所以,恐怕象
这句话,Don't Bite the Finger That Feeds You. 拿谁都钱,替谁说话。以往曾争论过,谁是鱼谁是水都说不清楚。现在,谁是国家的“主人”大概也有争议了,至少不是工人老大哥,也不是农民兄弟了。那这领导人还不难当?!
作秀?是也不是。总统在国人面前表现了积极和令人尊敬的一面,证明了领袖的机智。但这对于那个小女孩更有教育意义,她不但明白了学校的规则即使是总统也不应该例外,而且亲身经历了大人物的Down to Earth,相信这会是她一生值得回忆的经历。纸条上面简短的一句便透露出总统诙谐的一面。至于纸条被谁保存?当然是小女孩,估计会镶到镜框里,挂在自己的房间或客厅里面。这回事亲朋好友茶余饭后hanging around很好的topic.