I must confess that I was surprised by the cover of the new Newsweek, highlighting Fareed Zakaria’s article, “What Bush Got Right.”

What most surprised me was that any MSM would admit that Bush got anything right. Fareed generally suggests that many errors in his first term were somewhat corrected in his second term. I consider this progress.

Bush’s terms were characterized by more change than Obama can conceive. While it remains to see the ultimate outcome I contend that history will be much kinder than the media.

Foreign policy under Bush and Rumsfeld focused on preventing a second attack. They succeeded. The media seems to have missed this completely, and so have most voters.

Throughout the quagmire and mistakes, Al Qaeda has been dealt a severe blow. While not eliminated they are in clear retreat. Terrorist activity around the world has dropped significantly.

Is this what Obama wants to change?

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