As he leaves the stage

George W Bush stands down next week and much is being written about his impact on the world stage. The anti American (Bush) stance is very evident. History will always make judgements and quite often history changes the opinion.

What can not be denied is during his presidency – America changed. Its role since 1989 and the fall of socialism! In the East left a void which no one filled. America was expected to be the world policeman and Clinton never filled the role, foreign policy was a weakness. George W has developed a foreign policy. This is not just the war on terror but much of the work that has been done in Africa.

This must really annoy the anti Bush lobby. His achievements in Africa in tackling AIDS and the atrocities in Darfur are often overlooked.

The challenge will be will the American/bush haters dreams of Obama live up to expectations?