In comments to the Financial Times, the German Defense Ministre Peter Struck offers hints which amount to a kind of support for Kerry's position. According to Bloomberg:

Germany may deploy troops in Iraq if conditions there change, the Financial Times reported on its Web site, citing Peter Struck, the German defense minister.

Struck told the newspaper that at present he rules out sending troops to Iraq. Germany in the past has said it wouldn't  send troops under any circumstances, and Struck said such a binding statement goes beyond the ability to predict future developments, the newspaper reported.

Struck's comments offer support for U.S. Democraticpresidential nominee John Kerry who has argued he would be able to get countries that opposed the war in Iraq involved in establishing security there, the Financial Times said.

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