There is only one way that Bush would have made a real difference in the ME. That is if he had colonized the oil in Iraq, not compensating the Moslems a penny, and ignored the rest of the country. The other enemy wannabes in the ME and Saudi Arabia would have taken notice and reacted accordingly for their own survival. That’s how Moslems have done for 14 centuries. But he was a Compassionate Republican, the only kind we have now that can get anywhere in Washington and who are indistinguishable in their effects from Democrats.
And we would then have worse terrorism than we have now. You're not much of a strategist, are you?