GWB may very well end up rated higher than President Reagan due to his successful battle with Islamofacists. I think Gw is going to be very high on the list of Presidents due to his accomplishments.
As of today, the elapsed time since 9/11 is eight months longer than the time between Pearl Harbor and V-J Day.
Combine that with the PC-hobbled "homeland security" department and the administration's unwillingness to candidly name the enemy's ideology.
I think it's way too early to use an adjective like "successful"