But, as far as settling the struggle with the Palestinians, the latest round of which has been 21 months of violence, the prime minister was vague.
A successful run by Mr Bush, who was Florida Governor from 1992 to 2007, may end up settling the struggle between the different flanks of the Republican Party, which can be traced back to the sudden surge of the Tea Party movement within its ranks five years ago.
In 1748, the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle ended the War of the Austrian Succession, but failed to settle the commercial struggle between England and France in the West Indies, Africa and India.
In matters of the church, Nicholas issued the important bull of 1279, temporarily settling the Franciscan struggle over the interpretation of perfect poverty that had split the order into two factions, the Conventuals and the Spirituals.
No compromises were acceptable, and the struggle to settle the fate of Ireland was still in full spate when war broke out in August 1914.
Duplicating some documents at a copying center, Norman Kramer suddenly realized that the machine right under his hand was a good way to take out his frustration over the deepening confusion and inconclusiveness of Florida's struggle to settle the presidential election.
If the design of the new passport represents the UK's struggle to settle on an identity, the struggle is just beginning.
Individual willing settles into character through the struggle that arises in the individual's attempt to defend the ego and the will's stability.
While the triangular tussle between Sunnis, Shias and Kurds has at least a chance of being settled, a struggle for dominance between the Shia factions is proceeding apace.
BRONCOS 17, STEELERS 14 Elam Hits Field Goal On the Final Play Jason Elam settled a tight struggle between the American Football Conference's top two defenses.
