If you take away the Iraq election, which was a good step but so far not
much follow-up, and the *potential* withdrawal of Syria from Lebanon and
the undercutting of Hamas & Hezbollah thereby, you can't really point to a
single thing in four long years that Bush has done right.



NOYB wrote:
That's like saying "if you discount the New Deal programs, and our victories
over the Germans and Japanese in WWII, you can't really point to a single
thing in 12 long years that FDR did right."


Bull****. FDR did a huge number of things right, from his radio fireside
chats on up to chosing John Nance Garner, then Truman, as his Vice
Presidents.

Give the man credit. His Middle East policies are working.


Whose?

Afghanistand hasn't worked out too badly, but then that one was done by
the pros. Not too big a success story follow-up once it was handed off
to the Bush/Cheney team. Iraq... with the exception of the election,
which is only about year later than originally planned... has been a
disaster. Lebanon *might* work out but then Bush hasn't done a whole lot
there he can take credit for other than standing on the sidelines
smiling. And it hasn't happened yet.

I take your above statement as an admission that there isn't anything
else the Bush/Cheney team can point to as a success.

DSK