I know people here are aware of it, but the Mission Accomplished banner was there because the crew of that ship had completed their rotation and were now stateside.
Democrats and their media, being the disingenuous liars they have been for at least 35 years now, conflated that with Dubya saying the Iraq War was going well.
Which is odd looking back, isn’t it? Demo Rats everywhere bashing the war effort for political points.
Bush Lied People Died
No Blood for Oil
Cheney/Halliburton’s war
They were vicious even though most voted to fund the war. John Kerry even voted for the money before he voted against it because it was a bad look at the time.