Ron,

Al-Qaeda did not turn on America as a result of American actions and foreign policy initiated by the Bush Administration, America was targeted and attacked long before GWB became President of the United States of America.

Subsequent to actions taken against those who would attack America, there have been no attacks on American Embassies, no attacks on home soil, no attacks on US (or anybody else's) shipping. The organisation that claimed responsibility for all the previous attacks has been sucked into fighting battles in Iraq and in Afghanistan, where they are coming off decidedly second best. To function effectively as an insurgent force you have to have the unstinting support of the local population and you have to be able to dictate the course of events. In both Iraq and Afghanistan support of the population is waning fast. That has come about with the realisation that Al-Qaeda and the insurgency can offer nothing but violence. In both Iraq and in Afghanistan the insurgent forces have been sucked into fighting battles that the Government and Security Forces have picked.

Now then Ron, just in case you overlooked it, I'll ask you again:

How do you end the "War on Terror"? Who do you negotiate with? What are you prepared to compromise on?

If you haven't got a clue (Like most Democratic Party contenders for the Presidency) Ron - Just say so.