I reckon history would judge George Bush Jr. quite uncharitably. I would like to add here that "history" is very subjective - depending on who writes the history. I would say Mr. Bush would particularly be judged quite negatively in the Middle East and other Islamic countries around the world. I guess the best indicator of how the Arabs/Muslims view George Bush Jr. was in view with the shoe throwing incident. Here we had an educated Muslim (a journalist) throwing his shoes at Bush. I think that pretty much sums up the intense hatred that Bush evokes in these countries.

From an American perspective, I don't think Bush contributed anything significant. There were a lot of negatives during his years as president than there were positives. He got America involved in a messy war in Iraq and found no "weapons of mass destruction" that were supposed to there. The war was fought over this false intelligence. I don't think America gained anything from the war in Iraq. It cost America billions of dollars and continues to cost America millions each month. Saddam was no bad a dictator than many of the others that continue to exist and rule around the world. Regime change was not worth the costs that America paid in terms of the lives of the troops apart from the costs financially. It doesn't seem that American troops can exit Iraq anytime soon, and the moment they exit in the far future, the chances of Iraq descending into civil war are pretty high. It might very well have been a war fought for nothing!!! All these costs to America pales in comparison to the damage caused to American public image around the world (not only Islamic countries but European countries as well). People around the world saw America as a war-hungry, trigger-happy country that would go to war at the drop of a hat (using dubious intelligence to justify it). Certainly, the Iraq War would go down in history as being a monumental mistake of George Bush Jr. and his team.

The Afghan war would be viewed far more favorably by the world. The Taliban were hated around the world for their cruel and radical interpretation of Islam and certainly no one loved Osama Bin Laden. So, Bush can count that as one of his successes; although, one can question that as well - since Osama Bin Laden remains at large and so does the Taliban leadership. In recent times, the Taliban has gained in strength in Afghanistan and a lot of analysts blame this on Bush choosing to shift his focus to Iraq, instead of completing the job in Afghanistan. He also chose to support dictators like Musharraf who fleeced America of money whilst not fighting the Taliban comprehensively.

The economy is in shambles as Bush exits. Bill Clinton had left the country's finances in good shape and now there is gloom and doom. Certainly, not how Bush would have wanted to be remembered on the economic front. One can argue that it is not all his fault. Certainly, there were other factors, but it cannot be denied that Bush and his team contributed too.

George Bush Jr. certainly didn't do anything significant for the environment. Bill Clinton tried to do a lot more than Bush attempted at anytime in his term. So, certainly nothing to write home about on the environmental front.  On the contrary, his handling of the Katrina episode was appaling to say the least.  New Orleans looked like a third-world city in the aftermath.  The emergency response (or the lack of it) was pathetic and awful.

One thing that Bush did do (and no one can deny this) is that he contributed hugely to the success of late night show hosts and the media in general with his gaffes and bloopers. Certainly, they all had a field day with his verbal diarrhea and we definitely enjoyed them. For all the right things that he didn't do and all the wrong things that he did, his gaffes and bloopers certainly did make up a bit (only a wee bit). I personally would miss his verbal diarrhea. Coming to the question, I think in general, history would judge him quite harshly!!!