I'm sure these protests would have happened anyway without George W. Bush trying to push democracy in the Middle East.
It takes history years, decades, to figure this kind of stuff out, usually. The Reagan situation was different, but there are still many liberals who don't credit him with ending the CW.
In spite of the fact that his objective, long before his first run for political office, was just that.
There is something to be said for keeping the pressure on, and GWB really wasn't able to do that because the Iraq War went so badly. But I still think history will credit him, should the uprising succeed.
Probably not in my lifetime, as the Left and even some on the Right want to credit the Cairo speech. But that's superficial, and when it gets down to it, GWB with the Iraq War created an environment where a sustained revolution is possible.
So, here we are, well into it, and Obama is still hoping he'll be able to negotiate with the mullahs. |
