Iraq War and Bush Still Popular in Some Foreign Venues

by Glenn Greenwald
by Glenn Greenwald

As George Bush leaves office, there is a perception that both Bush and the Iraq War remain deeply unpopular throughout most of the world. That may be true, but fairness compels one to note that there are foreign countries which continue to appreciate and admire both:

Peres to Bush: If only what you did to Saddam was done to Hitler

Outgoing US President George Bush telephoned [Israeli] President Shimon Peres bidding him farewell on the occasion of the end of Bush's term as president Tuesday.

Peres said to Bush, "If the world had acted against Hitler the way you acted against Saddam Hussein, the lives of millions would have been saved." The Israeli] president added, "You made a historic contribution to the entire world and to the Jewish people in particular. We will treasure this forever and will never forget it."

The New York Times' Bill Kristol echoed those sentiments earlier this week. In his column exploring all of the various successes and glories of the Bush years – Kristol struggled to choose, among all the numerous possibilities, which "has been Bush’s most impressive achievement" – Kristol recounted that at his synagogue service last weekend, his rabbi led "a prayer for the state of Israel," which caused Kristol to turn inwards and solemnly contemplate.

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