Rep. Lee Statement on 18th Anniversary of 'Mission Accomplished' Speech
May 03, 2021
May 03, 2021
WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Rep. Barbara Lee, D-California, issued the following statement:
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Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-13), Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations released a statement marking the eighteenth anniversary of President Bush declaring victory in the Iraq War by saying, "major combat operations in Iraq have ended" with a banner in the background that read "mission accomplished":
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Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-13), Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations released a statement marking the eighteenth anniversary of President Bush declaring victory in the Iraq War by saying, "major combat operations in Iraq have ended" with a banner in the background that read "mission accomplished":
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