Is Peres starting to get it in his old age?

YNet reports that Israeli President Shimon Peres telephoned US President George W. Bush on Monday to wish him well at the conclusion of Bush's term in office (Hat Tip: Hot Air). Peres said to Bush, "If the world had acted against Hitler the way you acted against Saddam Hussein, the lives of millions would have been saved." The president added, "You made a historic contribution to the entire world