Looks like Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (D-VT) letter paid off:
The [Smithsonian’s new portrait of George W. Bush’s] caption, describing the Bush era, originally said that the 9/11 attacks “led to” the war in Iraq. After Sanders pointed out the obvious flaw in that causal correlation — Iraq had nothing to do with 9/11 — Sullivan replied: “Our intention was to remind viewers of the portrait that the listed events were defining moments in the Bush presidency, within the limited space of an object label. I appreciate your concern, however, about the words ‘led to.’ We will revise the label and delete the words ‘led to.'”
That this is noteworthy says much about the state of the country. But it’s an encouraging start.