When George W. Bush took shots at Barack Obama and others over foreign policy last week, it played straight into the likely Democratic candidate’s hand.

Linking George Bush to John McCain, the GOP nominee, is a can’t-miss Democratic strategy - and the issues of Iraq and terrorism give Obama his best chance to illustrate the undeniable, alarming connection between the two hawks.

These photos don’t hurt either…

John McCain and George W. Bush: Rivals or old chums?

There was no love lost between George W. Bush and John McCain in the 2000 election, and the latter isn’t a Bush carbon copy on every issue.

When it comes to their world view, however, the two are frighteningly similar.