"Kerry says Franco-German troops unlikely
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By Stephen Dinan and Rowan Scarborough
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
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Democratic presidential nominee Sen. John Kerry conceded yesterday that he probably will not be able to convince France and Germany to contribute troops to Iraq if he is elected president.
The Massachusetts senator has made broadening the coalition trying to stabilize Iraq a centerpiece of his campaign, but at a town hall meeting yesterday, he said he knows other countries won't trade their soldiers' lives for those of U.S. troops.
"Does that mean allies are going to trade their young for our young in body bags? I know they are not. I know that," he said. "

His plan is to look serious, talk firmly and to lose the war. After tricking us, demoralzing our troops and allies, and flip-flopping at a blinding pace.
Ed