Iran

The Bush Administration finally agreed to fully pursue diplomatic solutions to solve the mess with Iran. European powers have been trying to solve this situation for some time with little or no input from the U.S. If anything U.S. policy obstructed progress. By doing little more than sabre rattling, leaking plans for a possible nuclear first strike, and inclusion of Iran in the "axis of evil" George W. Bush made a potential crisis closer to reality than preventing such.

Perhaps we are learning that it IS wise to use diplomacy rather than force. The law of unintended consequences has hit us hard in Iraq along with all the other problems there. Maybe President Bush has learned some hard lessons. I hope this is a good sign. It's definitely progress. Talking is always preferable to shooting.