I will return to this at greater length, but today's resignation of the Lebanese Syrian quisling government is but the latest demonstration of something which the Bush-hating fanatics (by which I mean the BBC and the rest of bien pensant opinion) will continue to ignore whatever the evidence: that Bush's foreign policy is not merely wise, but grows demonstrably more successful by the day.

One day it's the resignation of the Lebanese government. Another day it's the election of a - so far - sensible president of the PA. Another day it's the London conference on the PA. Another day it's the hand over of Saddam's half-brother. Another day it's Mubarak announcing multi-party elections. Another day it's bringing democracy to Iraq. Another day it's the Afghan elections. And another day it's Libya renouncing terror.

And it ain't over yet. It's barely started.

None of this happened by accident. It happened as a result of one common factor: the exercise of American power in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the consequent fear amongst terror-supporting regimes that they too would go the way of him and it.

Here's a gentle reminder to those who march and scribble against Bush and the US: if you had had your way, none of this would have happened. Nada. Nothing.

So much for your vaunted love of peace and freedom. You must feel terribly depressed that the regimes you were marching to keep in power are falling, or reforming, one by one.

This is the real man of peace.