>And you think you can do this in isolation.

As I have pointed out in this forum, we are not alone. The majority of Europe is behind us: your country, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Poland, etc.

>How many warnings do you need that US action without the backing of the UN will cause more problems than it will solve.

What problems exactly does the U.N. solve? Has Saddam stopped developing chemical and biological weapons? No. Did they limit their missles to 93 miles as demanded by the U.N.? No.

>The most recent from Saudi Arabia - warning that if the attack is not with the UN backing, it will be seen as an act of aggression, that you will be solving one problem while creating 5 more & could be destabilising the entire of the Middle East.

That is what the Saudis say publicly. What they are saying privately, neither of us know. A significant portion of their population hates the US. But don't forget that Saddam launched Scud missles on them.