Does Kerry have backup plan for Iraq?

[Proud Liberal Dem]

One thing that has been nagging at me since last Thursday's debate between Bush & Kerry is Kerry's insistence that he will be able to successfully "internationalize" the occupation of Iraq if (but hopefully when) he is elected President thus minimizing our casualties and costs. I hate to say that Bush has a point (please don't jump all over me-I'm just curious) but is there any evidence that nations such as France and Germany, who vehemently opposed the invasion of Iraq would agree to send troops and/or money to Iraq if Kerry is elected President and if not, does Kerry have a realistic backup plan? I think that Kerry made a good point about how we failed to get a REAL international coalition together prior to the invasion of Iraq made up of countries willing and able to commit a substantial number of troops to the invasion/occupation of Iraq and that our costs, both in money and in casualties, are spiraling out of control as a result. I believe that Kerry would manage Iraq better than Bush and I have little doubt that other countries would likely be more favorable to Kerry than Bush but given that the majority of the people in France and Germany opposed the invasion (then and now) and that their governments actually honored their opinion, is it realistic to expect them to send troops and money to us with John Kerry in the White House instead of George Bush? I am somewhat pessimistic myself and I hope that Kerry/Edwards address this issue. It keeps getting brought up in the debates by Bush/Cheney but Kerry/Edwards keep dodging it by repeating the same "90% costs, 90% casualties" line. It might be an accurate line but I'm not sure that it's going to sway other countries into joining us, especially the "casualties" part. Obviously, if countries send troops, it's clear that there are inevitably going to be SOME casualties but by pointing out how the US is suffering more of the casualties, I fear that it might be suggesting (to some people) that they view American lives as somehow more precious than the lives of non-Americans. I don't believe that they actually think this way but I think it's possible that people in other countries that we want to have join us in Iraq might get that impression. I believe that Kerry/Edwards are going to have to address this sooner or later or people might conclude that they probably won't be able to handle Iraq any better than Bush (I don't believe this myself but it could still cause some undecided voters/drifting Republicans to end up sticking with Bush in the end). What does everybody else think?