"Does he have the trust and credibility to build an international coalition?"

And what kind of international coalition are you trying to build?

Most other members of the international coalition that has worked together containing Iraq for the past four years support those demands.

Taking on Iraq at this time could destroy the international coalition.

He also urged the president to build an international coalition before taking any military action against Iraq.

But back at home the decision to involve the planes in the international coalition has come under attack.

For his part, the President is determined, a senior aide said, to do all that he can to hold the international coalition together.

We have to form an international coalition to get it done.

I have told you about what harm we would do to the international coalition against terror.

His refusal to join the international coalition against Iraq changed that.