Mission Accomplished

Bush: A ‘Momentous Achievement’

Obama called him about Bin Laden’s death.

President Bush broke his post-presidency silence in Texas to hail the death of Osama Bin Laden as a “momentous achievement.” “This momentous achievement marks a victory for America, for people who seek peace around the world, and for all those who lost loved ones on September 11, 2001," Bush said in a statement. "The fight against terror goes on, but tonight America has sent an unmistakable message: No matter how long it takes, justice will be done." President Obama called President Bush at 9:04 p.m., before the official announcement of Bin Laden’s death, to tell him of the news. The two spoke for four minutes. Bin Laden’s May 1 death comes exactly seven years after Bush’s “Mission Accomplished speech” (and, coincidentally, on the same day as the announcement of Hilter’s death.)