Divided over War

It appears that American unilateralism may rear its head again. In its coverage of the conflict with Iraq, the UK's Economist magazine says "As a massive military build-up continues in the Gulf, France and Germany say they cannot support American military action to topple Saddam Hussein. Russia says it believes the decision to attack Iraq has already been made." France is hinting that it will veto any new UN Security Council resolution authorizing military force against Iraq. Meanwhile, Russia says the 150,000 US troops now in the Middle East are set to begin an attack in mid-February. While the British will most likely still back the US in the event of an invasion, how well will America fare without the support of the other major European powers? – YaleGlobal