Very interesting poll, Em. I agree. The guy from Iran (Ama-I-don't-know-what's-his-name) is probably number 4 on that list. The good old days had Iran and Iraq balancing power in that region. Now Iran is the powerful bad boy on the block thanks to the US upsetting the balance of power between Iran and Iraq.

The old days had Egypt and Israel setting the tone for everyone else.

I woudn't call Bin Laden a 'World Leader' by any stretch, 'World Leaders' have offices, entourages and press conferences, so that leaves Bush #1.   We may still be the most powerful nation in the world arms-wise, but I think we are also the most misguided, and you know what ?   It's not going to change at the next presidential election.   Being president now is all about money and power, and not about leading the nation.

I agree with guesser...bin Laden is not even a world leader, he's a world terrorist. Imagine what 150,000 troops could have done in the mountains of Afghanistan to capture the true criminal of 9/11. We should have busted the dude and that should have been priority one from day one after 9/11.

You forgot to include Satan!