Allies cool to Kerry's exit plan - 08/10/04

Democratic hopeful fails to sway foreign leaders to broaden international troop involvement in Iraq

"WASHINGTON — Democratic presidential candidate John F. Kerry has staked much of his campaign on a proposal he hopes will convince voters that he can extricate the United States from Iraq more quickly and at less cost than President Bush.
But Kerry’s plan, which promises to effectively shift much of the Iraq war burden from America to its allies, so far is failing to receive the international support the proposal would need to succeed."