When the Iraq war was launched, Bush’s secretary of Defense told us it
“certainly isn’t going to last any longer” than five months.

Years later, we’re told by the President that we’re “making progress.” But he’s said that a lot over the years. Take a look at this 30-second montage (2003-2007):

(this clip is actually a TV spot targeting a specific Senator, but the message is relevant to a wider audience)

Don’t forget what we were told:

I can’t tell you if the use of force in Iraq today would last five days, or five weeks or five months, but it certainly isn’t going to last any longer than that.”

-Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, Nov. 14, 2002.