Less than 6 months ago, the media accused Bush of eyeing Iraq prior to 9/11, now it is Bin Laden, not Bush that brought freedom to the Middle East.

Cedar revolution
Timothy Garton Ash, The Guardian Original Article

Has Osama bin Laden started a democratic revolution in the Middle East? One of very few universally valid laws of history is the law of unintended consequences. The effects of what men and women do are rarely those they intend, and sometimes they are the exact opposite. If that happens here, it would be hard to imagine a nicer illustration of the law.