THOUSANDS OF TROOPS have died fighting a war he chose to fight--a war that increasingly appears to be a microcosm of something much larger than what the American people had bargained for. He seems to be stretching presidential power beyond what his predecessors ever imagined. His approval ratings hover around the freezing point. It's no coincidence that his party is beginning to stray from him, and the press is writing him off as a failure.

Such was the description of Harry S. Truman in 1951. I have no doubt Bush's legacy will draw similar positive reactions to Truman (or Reagan) in 20 years, despite what polls may say today (think of liberal politicians saying, "sure, he was strong, but Iraq and Afghanistan were no brainers - any President would have done the same thing").

Read the article at the Weekly Standard.