
Entry 099May 1, 2003
“We have seen the turning of the tide.”99
99President George W. Bush, USS Abraham Lincoln, May 1, 2003. Source
Why it’s on the record. Following the May 1st speech, American forces in Iraq suffered 149 deaths, a figure higher than the 138 killed during the war itself.
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On the record
The President suggested the war in Iraq was turning in favor of the US.
- Said by
- President George W. Bush, President
- Where
- USS Abraham Lincoln
- When
- May 1, 2003
- Source
- USS Abraham Lincoln, May 1, 2003