WATCH: Biden Thanks Bush

President George W. Bush deserves “a lot of credit” for his role in ending the Iraq war, Vice President Biden said Wednesday on The Colbert Report.

Asked by the mock conservative Stephen Colbert if he wanted to thank Bush and respond to Republicans who say the former president hasn’t been credited enough with his policies to wind down the war, Biden delivered this message to the camera:

“Mr. President, thank you. You’ve honored these guys. You’ve honored these women. You’ve honored these troops. And I’ve known you your entire eight years as president. I’ve never known a time when you didn’t care about what happened. We disagreed on policy. You deserve a lot of credit, Mr. President.”