Perhaps what is holding up many countries in their support of the US position is the fear factor of the unknown or future. Their bottom line seems to be we don't want to lose our oil shipments, we don't want to risk our soldiers' lives, and we don't want to seem to unilaterally support a war. It is this shortsightedness at vision of what the world needs to be like that is hindering these countries from supporting a move to end a very real threat.