On the question of the European Union, there have been major divisions between, on the one side, the British, the Spanish and others, including some of the countries about to join the EU, and on the other side, the French, Germans and some others. I hope all the countries of the EU and all the aspirant states will now come together as a positive force for change and, working with the United Nations, try to put in place new structures for a better future. Those who opposed the war in Iraq, whether their opposition was based on the lack of a UN mandate or, in a minority of cases a rather old-fashioned anti-American view of the world, can simply wring their hands and say, "I told you so". That would be a betrayal of the Iraqi people. If the UN is to have a viable future and if the EU wishes to build itself into a strong and reasonable counterbalance to the only remaining world superpower, we must now show we can lead as well as oppose.