I saw a Washington Post Bureau Chief being interviewed on CNN (Crescent News Network), the evening of the fatal attack. And what she said was incredible. She described this event as an equal to the Passover Massacre.
I can think of no significant benefit any country has ever received from harboring God as part of their nationality. But to the contrary, I sure can think of the evil.
So, Bush accomplished his objectives: denounce state sponsors of terror, and isolate them from their people and the global community with a sound-byte that has resonated around the world, "axis of evil".