The sin of hubris. Kerry's mouth is writing checks that his butt couldn't cash and his base wouldn't let him.
Kerry will win the war on terror, cause he said so.
Problem is , can't be done. All that can be done is to remove the enemy until he is down to a small enough group that he can cause no trouble.
Terrorism (organized crime, worldwide and in the US) has grown larger than lawfulness.
We had to draw a line in the sand, and not move. President Bush did this. He plans to reduce their funding, their hideouts, their manpower, until EVIL has to hide in the dark.
It has always been this way. Evil, terrorists, organized crime, can not be stopped. It can only be controlled and limited. If we stay on top of it, things like 9/11 don't happen.
Bill Clinton was afraid to anger any of his overseas campaign contributors, foreign and friendly or hostile.
Kerry wants to do what bill did. Put it off, lie to the public, blame everyone else, then leave it for the next President to solve.