Thanks for clearing that up, Ronnie. From here on out, I'll be laughing at how the "guns are silent" and that "major operations have ended" in Iraq.

Who asked for the banner is irrelevant. Whether it was intended to create a political message or not, it did. The biggest fault of this Presidency is an inability to lead and thus be in control of events and message. If the message was off, Bush had a ton of time to correct it. But they enjoyed the message and believed it was leadership.

And the banner is reasonable too. Military operations were in fact over, that the mission of overturning a government was accomplished and that this was an important feat that should be celebrated. It was an incredibly difficult task, managed well to that point. They just had no concept of what was to come.

It was the first mission completed by an aircraft carrier after the start of the war...and the longest. Bush wore a flight suit because he co-piloted the plane that landed him on the carrier...you really don`t wear a regular suit in the cockpit of a military plane.

Oh! I get it. It wasn't a staged photo op. It really meant nothing.

That happens, when you put your fingers in your ears and go LA LA LA LA LA while people try to tell you stuff.