"Mission Accomplished" 3 Years Ago Today

Think Progress has a very cool post called "Mission Accomplished By The Numbers" on the third anniversary of the now-infamous "Mission Accomplished" speech given by President Bush on May 1, 2003. Here is a summary of the numbers:

Today May 1 2003 U.S. Troops Wounded 542 17,469 U.S. Troops Killed 139 2,400 Size of U.S. Forces 150,000 132,000 Size of Iraqi Security Forces 7,000-9000 250,500 Number of Insurgents 5,000 15,000-20,000 Insurgent Attacks Per Day 8 75 Cost to U.S. Taxpayers $79 billion $320 billion Approval of Bush’s Handling of Iraq 75% 37% Percentage of Americans who Believe The Iraq War Was “Worth Fighting” 70% 41% Bush’s Overall Job Approval 71% 38%

As Michelle Martin said on Real Time with Bill Maher this weekend "If this is success, what would failure look like?"