Now, it’s not what you’re thinking. The White House didn’t admit that they lied and purposefully mislead the American people with the banner which was intended to convey the sentiment that the war was over. However, they did admit limited wrong doing. White House Press Secretary Dana Perino said:
“President Bush is well aware that the banner should have been much more specific and said `mission accomplished’ for these sailors who are on this ship on their mission, and we have certainly paid a price for not being more specific on that banner. And I recognize that the media is going to play this up again tomorrow, as they do every single year.”
Now, the White House has still not admitted to their wrong doing to what I would consider an acceptable amount given that they have yet to admit they lead the nation to war on false pretenses, but it’s good to see that at the very least the Bush administration is able to see the error in communications, though they also seem to be unable to see or at least accept that they also failed morally in terms of their handling of the war.
