unfortunately troop affect ignorance american voter see smoke mirror world successful con artist cnn poll release wednesday show george w. bush popular president obama majority americans view former president positive light full 52 see bush favorably compare 43 49 americans favorable opinion obama number 49 not.obama job approval number also take serious dive cnn poll last month president sit 48 approval rat 47 disapprove great least water today obama upside full point 45 approve job clear majority 52 disapproving.that point drop.on specifics job race relations obama upside sometimes huge margins every category economy 46-53 isis 32-63 race relations 50-47 climate change 41-49 illegal immigration 36-60 government surveillance 29-67 health care 44-54 foreign affairs 43-55 terrorism 45-51.since last month obama number worsen considerably specific issue isis immigration surveillance.bush favorability increase first positive territory since leave office likely due two things first bush nothing class act former president stay public eye except cause like america wound warriors remove completely politics people appreciate class act bush nothing but.secondly bush approval number primarily drag iraq war hindsight though american people see conflict contextual prism before.as war major mistake make iraq television era especially 24/7 cable era historical fact conflict turn something unique disqualifier nevertheless bush war iraq surge war iraq hard end war begin one indeed everything american troop do iraq fight die bleed build train partner lead moment success iraq perfect place many challenge ahead leave behind sovereign stable self-reliant iraq representative government elect people build new partnership nations extraordinary achievement nearly nine years make bush announce iraq war success president obama lose war election year gambit remove troop include kind stabilize force still countries like korea japan.compared obama handle foreign affairs specifically middle east bush-era get second look outside unceasing partisan politics venomous media frenzies define presidency long tough road get time bush leave office things good middle east region stabilize least stabilize egypt libya iraq afghanistan quiet least quiet years-long engagement sometimes terrible price make positive difference.obama cynical political disengagement overseas come even terrible price region fire iraq nearly lose libya terrorist isis march everywhere especially obama iraq vacuum.war tough bloody difficult fraught mistake true television age true would cnn cover audacious costly largely symbolic doolittle raid tokyo today imagine lincoln deal washington post new york time wolf blitzer first years civil war remove political media smoke one gain perspective.that smoke mostly dissipate american people see things good bush hell get end war obama lose everywhere show none grit win bush time presidency.obama suppose cure bush-era ills democrats media promise us that.the american people realize so-called cure much bad problem problem see need fixing.via breitbart news miss yet cnn poll show america different idea whole hope change thing