I think we were led to believe that too, until he withdrew from Gaza. No one ever expected that and we Yanks, collectively, decided to give him the benefit of the doubt at that point.

Maybe he just mellowed with age? We are now worried that this sudden little step toward peace he took will be a quick step backward the minute he dies.

(My point of view is most likely tainted by media biases here too, though I do check out each point of view and try to sort out the bull from the truth, and my POV is probably the average here.)