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Politics : Proof that John Kerry is Unfit for Command -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: mph who wrote (19001)10/15/2004 10:08:21 AM
From: Glenn Petersen  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 27181
 
Powell doubts Kerry can "magically" produce more US allies on Iraq

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Politics - AFP

WASHINGTON (AFP) - US Secretary of State Colin Powell (news - web sites), who has stayed largely out of the presidential campaign, said he doubted claims by Democratic challenger John Kerry (news - web sites) that he could attract more US allies on Iraq (news - web sites) if he defeats President George W. Bush (news - web sites) on November 2.

"I don't want to get into the political debate, as you noted, and Senator Kerry can make these statements, but I'm not sure that he can really back them up or that suddenly support that is not there now will magically appear with a change in the presidency," Powell told Fox News.

A pillar of Kerry's presidential campaign has been his promise to obtain more international support for the US effort in Iraq.

Kerry regularly accuses Bush of having alienated traditional US allies in his effort to go to war against Iraq at any cost.