Five years later: What mission accomplished?

Today marks the fifth anniversary of George W. Bush's "Mission Accomplished" speech.

On May 1, 2003, Bush flew onto the deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln, stood beneath a banner declaring "Mission Accomplished", and announced:

"Major combat operations in Iraq have ended. In the battle of Iraq, the United States and our allies have prevailed."

So major combat operations in Iraq ended five years ago, but we've lost almost 4,000 more U.S. troops since then (and counting).

The Iraqi people -- the innocent civilian men, women, and children who have managed to survive thus far -- still have no security, few jobs, little electricity, and not much clean water.

And we've seen a dramatic increase in suicide bombings worldwide.

So how have we prevailed, Mr. President? What mission have we accomplished? Just humongous profits for Halliburton, Blackwater, and your other buddies in the war profiteering business?

That seems to be all.