Now that the Soviet Union is dead and buried, and Russia is no longer a military threat to the West, the cohesiveness of NATO is being put to a formidable test pending the looming American and British led war against Iraq.

• 苏联已经瓦解，俄国也没有能力对西方造成军事威胁, 美国和英国正积极准备攻打伊拉克，北约的团结却在这个时候面对了巨大的挑战。