One positive for GWB was that he would not deal with Yaxir Arafat after the Karine A ship incident, and he didn”t pressure Israel over a “peace” plan with the Pals.
He did pressure Arik Sharon to forcibly evacuate Ghaza and four yishuvim in the Samarian hills. Both of which were pure folly and lead to more missiles and attacks, not less. Some “peace”. He also constructed a “Road Map for Peace,” which shifted the onus to the PA to actually do something, but which they ignored and Obama turned on its head.
By the time 2008 rolled around, GWB probably would have lost a presidential election to Arafat right here in the U.S.