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flag Bush declared Iraq combat operations ended on an aircraft carrier.

flag On May 1, 2003, President George W. Bush stood on an aircraft carrier and declared the end of major combat operations in Iraq. flag The event, marked by a banner reading "Mission Accomplished," occurred just days after U.S. forces seized control of Baghdad. flag The declaration was later criticized as premature amid ongoing insurgency.

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