Q.E.D.
How much progress would there be toward democracy in Iraq if Gore had been president? How much progress would there have been twenty years from now?
There is no guarantee of success--Iraq is as big a political zoo as Italy used to be--but at least Bush gave the Iraqi people a chance.
Another meme to look for from the Left in future months:
"Well, yes, Iraq is a success, but if Kerry had been president, it would have happened more quickly, been done more effectively, and with fewer casualties."