Why is This Man Smiling?

In case you haven’t heard it yet, here’s the Uplifting Comment of the Week from page 443 of Plan of Attack:

(Woodward) asked him: How would history judge his war?

Bush smiled. “History,” he said, shrugging, taking his hands out of his pockets, extending his arms out and suggesting with his body language that it was far off. “We won’t know. We’ll all be dead."

Doesn't he just give you a warm feeling all over? This Compassionate Conservatism just oozes with oil love. They are dancing in the Carlyle Group Baghdad.