No, not Bush’s record low approval ratings, but this tidbit: “Forty-six percent of Pakistanis approve of anti-American suicide bombings (we’re almost as unpopular there as Israel is; just 47 percent approve of attacks on the Jewish state) and only 36 percent disapprove… In the two Arab countries surveyed, absolute majorities — 74 percent in Morocco and 86 percent in Jordan — approve of attacks.

“Not coincidentally, majorities in all four Muslim countries believe that Iraqis will be worse off in post-Hussein Iraq, that the United States does not truly want to promote democracy, and that the war on terrorism is insincere. If we’re so insincere, what do they think the war on terror is really about? Majorities believe we want ‘to control Mideast oil’ and ‘to dominate the world.'” Yglesias in the Prospect

Sure, worldwide antipathy towards the US soared as Bush began his campaign of belligerence. However, the big difference between merely disliking the US and applauding its attack has been crossed for many in the Arab world. At this rate, how on earth can anyone claim that “we are winning the war on terrorism”?