I'm not certain why it is Bush gets all the credit. It's the Israeli and alestinian leaders that have been doing most of the work.
And to be fair, Hamas has been doing most of the work... by failing miserably.

It's a no-brainer. Most of the people are going to favor stability and a better life for themselves. So they will back the party they think will give it to them... A few years ago people thought that would be Hamas... but as predicted, Hamas was full of BS.

Of course this is overall a good thing. But does anyone think that Israeli settlers are going to stop spreading into territories the Palestinians claim? Do you think that the terrorists in the area are going to stop bombing civilians.

This is a step toward the right direction, but the troubles are far from over... and while we think we are the make-or-breakers of this whole thing... the credit really belongs to the people in the region.

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