Declaring Victory

We won. Can we leave Iraq now?

Attorney general declares victory over crime, terror
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Updated: 9:32 p.m. ET Nov. 9, 2004

WASHINGTON - Attorney General John Ashcroft and Commerce Secretary Donald Evans resigned Tuesday, the first members of President Bush’s Cabinet to leave following his re-election.

The resignations were announced by White House press secretary Scott McClellan, who said Bush had accepted the decisions of both secretaries.

“The objective of securing the safety of Americans from crime and terror has been achieved,” Ashcroft wrote in a five-page handwritten letter to Bush

It's a relief to have peace with honor.