I believe that by the time Bush is done with these four years, the middle east will be completely changed because Israel will have straightened out their problems with Palestinians, and the other countries (Syria, Iran, et.al.) will see that they will have to change or become irrelevant.(or worse).
From our lips to Gods ear.
I beleive we will be on our way to straightening this out, BUT lets remember this part of the world has been a cesspool of tribal, ethnic, religious hatred for a very long time. And it's going to take a long time to "straighten" this out (if it can be). Lets remember it wasn't all that long ago in America you could get hanged if you were a certain color and tried to vote, or move into the wrong neighborhood.
And yet I remain optimistic.
I guess what I am implying is that there will be enough progress that the MSM will have to start giving Bush some credit for the movement towards more normalcy.