The Road To Surfdom Deconstructs The Moonie Times Take On The Photo-Op

The Times

Despite his use of the word "victory," Mr. Bush was careful not to formally declare an end to the war. Such a declaration would force the United States to call off its hunt for Saddam Hussein and other regime leaders under the Geneva Convention. "Major combat operations in Iraq have ended," the president said. "The United States and our allies have prevailed. And now our coalition is engaged in securing and reconstructing that country."
Alternatively:

We have no idea where Saddam is. But we won, and we had two other countries along for the ride so it looked like we weren't doing this by ourselves. They will not be getting any of the reconstruction action.

The Times

The speech came less than six hours after Mr. Bush became the first president to help pilot a jet onto the deck of the Lincoln on its way home from Operation Iraqi Freedom. It was the first time he had taken the controls of an aircraft since his stint in the Texas Air National Guard more than 30 years ago.
Alternatively:

This is the first time the President has been seen in uniform since he went awol from the National Guard 30 years ago.

The Times

The Abraham Lincoln's island — the sole piece of large superstructure on the flat-top ship — was draped with a banner reading "Mission Accomplished."
Alternatively:

Abraham Lincoln was a Republican President who did great things, was admired for his intellect, and wrote some of the finest speeches in Western political history. That's GWB standing on a boat named after him.

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