What mission accomplished really means.

[The New Yorker]

I’ve seen in the past few days allot of Democrats carrying around signs that say "mission not accomplished" and i have to say this really pisses me off. not just because there blocking up traffic and being little shits but because they just don’t know what it means.

The mission accomplished sign was an idea former General Tommy Franks had.

Now the purpose of it was to send a message to the nations that said they would help in Iraq after major hostilities have ended. That message was major hostilities have ended. Plain and simple. That way they would send over what ever support they had promised.

[commiecrusader]

aaaaah...

the good old american army and government trying to trick people yet again. those crazy commanders... when will they learn.

now i dont know but i guess your capitalist, but your doing a pretty good job of discreditting the US high command. keep it up. :lol:

[RedRevolution]

The point of the signs is that fighting is not over and the people of america are getting sick of being lied to.

[socialistfuture]

mission accomplished - what has been acomplished? the invasion of iraq - the defeat of a tiny army - a war? that wasnt a war - that was a form of bullying. saddam was found hiding in a hole.
now civilians are taking up arms to get rid of the imeriali invasion forces. what has been accomplished? peace - no? iraqi freedom? no, iraqi soverignty? no an iraqi governement? no - if it was over why are the troops pooring in.
Iraq doesnt want foreigners killing its people, americans dont want their children dying for... fighting terrorism.. what the US army is doing is terrorism.

[Urban Rubble]

My God, it's amazing how you people can delude yourselves (to be clear, I don't just think that's a symptom of the right, we do it as well sometimes).

The "Mission Accomplished" sign was meant to convey the thought that the war was over, plain and simple. Of course it meant that "major combat" was over, and of course everyone knew that we would still be in Iraq for awhile. However, that sign implied that the most dangerous part was over, that it was safe to come help and that we "won". Well, as anyone can see, not only was the war not over, the fighting was actually getting increasingly worse and we were far from winning.

Bush stood under that sign to reassure the American people and our allies that we had won the war and that most of the combat was over. The fact remains HE WAS WRONG. Personally, I don't think it's that big if a deal that they put that sign out, I don't really care. However, you cannot deny that they were premature in putting that sign out and that it was a HUGE mistake.

[refuse_resist]

I’ve seen in the past few days allot of Democrats

Not all of the protesters are democrats. :P


Now the purpose of it was to send a message to the nations that said they would help in Iraq after major hostilities have ended. That message was major hostilities have ended. Plain and simple. That way they would send over what ever support they had promised.

Yeah, and the Iraqi people were "liberated" and freed from the evil clutches of Saddam Hussein. :rolleyes:

[socialistfuture]

democrats - or other cappies say its all commies - or the media says its anarchist hoodlums - the republicans say there might be terrorists in there.

could it simply be ordinary americans want peace?

[The New Yorker]

Refuse resist do you always have to play communist and socalist into something as if there such a majority as any one gives a shit about them?

This is the second time ive seen you do this and im geting tired of it.

if thats what your going to post dont post at all.

[fernando]

Originally posted by The New [email protected] 1 2004, 09:19 PM
Refuse resist do you always have to play communist and socalist into something as if there such a majority as any one gives a shit about them?

This is the second time ive seen you do this and im geting tired of it.

if thats what your going to post dont post at all.
Huh? where is he playing communist and socialist.

Second time...wow...you get tired quickly....

And maybe you shouldnt post here ;)

But ok what exactly was the purpose of this whole war? Because Im not following it anymore...first it was because Saddam had weapons of mass destruction, then it was because he might have had them, then it turned into he might have been able to construct them...and now it&#39;s to send a message to other nations? <_<

[Urban Rubble]

New Yorker, why don&#39;t you try addressing my post ? I am really curious to know how you think a guy standing on an aircraft carrier in a flight suit under a banner reading "Mission Accomplished" can mean anything other than their mission, the war, was accomplished.