On May 1, 2003, George Bush landed on the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and gave a speech saying that major combat operations had ended in Iraq.

Five years later, the war still going on and the White House finally recognizes its mistake. Sort of.

“President Bush is well aware that the banner should have been much more specific and said `mission accomplished’ for these sailors who are on this ship on their mission,” White House press secretary Dana Perino said Wednesday. “And we have certainly paid a price for not being more specific on that banner. And I recognize that the media is going to play this up again tomorrow, as they do every single year.”

Via: Huffington Post