It’s not exactly like George W. Bush’s "mission accomplished" moment, but President Barack Obama is declaring victory of sorts. A campaign ad touting four of Obama’s accomplishments as president includes this assertion: "Because of Barack Obama the mission in Iraq ended." Given the boldness of the statement, we decided to look further. Ending the mission The day Obama took office in January 2009, he summoned Vice President Joe Biden, Defense Secretary Robert Gates and top military leaders to the White House, held a closed-door meeting and then ...