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“[W]hile Europeans might like Senator Kerry more than President Bush, the speech contained little concrete indication of how his policies would be different from those followed in the past four years.

“Noting the line in Mr. Kerry’s speech about not needing a green light from abroad before taking actions to defend its interests, Mr. Vaïsse said: ‘In France, they don’t have overblown expectations. Kerry would be like the second Clinton administration, not as arrogant and unilateral as Bush, but it would be no multilateral paradise either.’

“Berliner Zeitung took a stronger view, saying in an editorial on Saturday that there was little in Mr. Kerry’s speech to please Europeans.

“‘Europeans are surprised to hear that John Kerry is talking about America the same way as George W. Bush does,’ the paper said. ‘They are amazed that at the Democratic Convention in Boston, he saluted like a soldier, one hand up at his temple. They would prefer not to hear it when Kerry promises that he would never hesitate to use force in case America is under threat. They are disappointed.’”