George W. Bush On The Toleration Of Islam, Ctd

Beinart kinda misses Bush:

The more pessimistic, less universalistic conservatism being born inthe post-Bush era probably has something to do with the decline inAmerican self confidence. In the early Bush years, when America'sbudget deficit was still small, its military might was largelyunchallenged, and the triumph of democracy still seemed like history'sinevitable course, it was easier to be optimistic about the future ofIslam. That same ideological and economic confidence also made...