The not-so accomplished mission.

Today also marks the 3 year anniversary of Bush's famous "Mission Accomplished" speech on USS aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln in which he famously claimed that "Major combat operations have ended".

It turned out to be not only propaganda (remember when Bush emerged from the aircraft in full flight gear?) but also wishful thinking. It seems like decades ago though, doesn't it? With time, it looks all the more ridiculous.

Here are some fascinating and telling comparisons which I shamefully "borrowed" from Think Progress.

	May 1, 2003	Today
U.S. Troops Wounded	542	17,469
U.S. Troops Killed	139	2,400
Size of U.S. Forces	150,000	132,000
Size of Iraqi Security Forces	7,000-9000	250,500
Number of Insurgents	5,000	15,000-20,000
Insurgent Attacks Per Day	8	75
Cost to U.S. Taxpayers	$79 billion	$320 billion
Approval of Bush’s Handling of Iraq	75%	37%
Percentage of Americans who Believe The Iraq War Was “Worth Fighting”	70%	41%
Bush’s Overall Job Approval	71%	38%

NOTE: 300,000 people marched against the war in Iraq in NY on Friday. Yet I haven't seen much coverage in the media.