The United States was looking for the approval of the
Security Council, a 15 member body within the United Nations, and especially the support
of the five permanent members who have veto power.
Russia
did not warm to the idea of the war, plus they have often voted against American
proposals in the past. The Chinese did not want an unstable Middle East because they
depend on the oil reserves there, but were willing to abstain from voting. France felt
like the US had not proven its case that there were WMD's present and that Iraq was
actually a threat.
Faced with the prospect of losing a UN
vote, we withdrew the resolution and acted unilaterally, that is, by ourselves with a
few allies we called The Coalition of the Willing.
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