As long as the bombs are going off in Pakistan, then the Bush Doctrine is working.

In 2000, Islamic militants were focused on terrorizing Western citizens in Western nations. Now they’re forced to vent their wrath in their own nations and against their own people.

This is a big loss for extra-territorial Islamic movements who use the sword to expand Sharia. Bush has re-compressed the contagion and has confined it to its states of origin: it is localized now and (barring a flair-up in Europe) not systemic anynore.

Bush’s policy is bearing fruit.