There is a very interesting editorial in the Japanese Herald Tribune/Asahi on the 2004 Presidential election and Bush. We'll quote some of it:

Meanwhile, the rest of the world is watching this presidential race even more attentively than usual, wondering whether changes will emerge in the United States' fight against terror and its unilateralist action, which heavily tinges the Bush administration. The two wars that the Bush administration waged after the Sept. 11 terrorist attack demonstrated the overwhelming military strength of the United States and, in the case of Iraq, shattered what it regards as a threat with pre-emptive attacks without the approval of the United Nations and the international community.

Such a display of power humiliated the entire Islamic world and has prepared a breeding ground for terrorism and anti-American sentiment, even though it did succeed in persuading Libya to give up its nuclear development program. There are many problems the international community as a whole must address, such as the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, international terrorism, the wide gap in wealth between the rich and poor countries and global warming. Under such circumstances, global geopolitical divisions will only widen if the United States continues to cling to unilateralism.