Never happened. He said "mission accomplished" meaning that Saddam was
history.

Surely the troops will go home when the mission is accomplished?

No. Clearly you don't speak Bush.

At the time it meant:
Saddam is still missing.
Bin Laden is still missing (STILL!)
Danger to Americans will increase
Cost of war will gain a hundred fold.
US will end up be a target.

Mission Accomplished. Yup.

RB