It was and is Mission Accomplished
I hope there is no disagreement on this point.
The ship, Abraham Lincoln, was returning from the longest deployment since WW2, having been on its way once before before turning around for a longer time away from home. It was the ship that put up the banner. President Bush in his speech said “Major combat operations are over,” referring to the end of bomber flights, etc. He also spoke at length about the fact that the war was not over and would be a long one. People who keep referring the “mission accomplished” as Bush’s words are misinformed, the media on purpose, others from lack of knowledge. Please go read his speech.