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Biden Names Warship After George W. ‘Mission Accomplished’ Bush

WHAT'S IN A NAME?

The former U.S. president famously staged a premature publicity stunt on an aircraft carrier to claim combat in his disastrous occupation of Iraq was over.

Sean Craig

Updated Jan. 15 2025 2:18PM EST / Published Jan. 14 2025 8:19AM EST

President Bush declares the end of major combat in Iraq as he speaks aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln off the California coast, Thursday, May 1, 2003. The carrier will arrive in San Diego May 2, 2003, following a record 10-month deployment including "Operation Iraq Freedom." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) — Scott Applewhite/Associated Press

Sean Craig

Sean Craig

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