President Obama announced Friday his plan to end combat operations in Iraq by August 2010 — but if the war is over, then the job is still far from done.
In 18 months, President Obama plans to give America what it hoped it had six years ago — its “Mission Accomplished” moment in Iraq. …
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/first100days/2009/02/27/obama-iraq-plan-end-war-complete-mission/
Mission Statement(a definition):
A mission statement is a brief statement of the purpose of a company, organization.
Searching 2003 for an Iraq war “Mission Statement” (i.e. why the Iraq war?):
Those sixteen(16) Words:
The British government has learned that Saddam Hussein recently sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa.
Who knows what Mr. Bush’s mission was in Iraq?
It seemed to many that the 2003 “mission” was to “get Saddam Hussein’s government”. And sure enough after that happened, Mr. Bush made his next most famous “mission” statement: “Mission Accomplished”.
The mission of the Iraq war was a mystery in 2003 and it remains a mystery today. Certainly, the Iraq war was an event. And most would agree that an event must have a cause. What caused the Iraq war? What was the Bush team’s mission in starting the Iraq war? Before a mission can be accomplished, one must have a mission. Who was privy to the mission of the Iraq war? What mission did the Bush team “plan” to accomplish in 2003? Did the mission change as obstacles appeared?
If the Bush team’s mission was to free the Iraqi people, they apparently did not “catch on”. General Douglas MacArthur said to the people of the Philippines: ” I shall return“. How would the Iraqi people feel if Mr. Bush issued his own ” I shall return” statement?
