At some point before the election US servicemen will have the opportunity to tell the American public that they were for the most part in fact treated as liberators.
You are absolutely correct.
However, the one problem with what you say is this:
The media dopesn't wanna hear about or report on any of the positive news coming from Iraq these days.
Somehow, the Bush Administration needs to go around the media and make their case to the American people. Once the American people see the truth, Bush's poll numbers will likely rise.