"But if the United States takes unilateral action without proper multilateral consultations and agreement that could spark big trade disputes, a trade war even," he said.

“不过如果美国采取单边行动而没有适当的多边磋商和协议，这将会引起巨大的商务争端，甚至商务战争。”他认为。

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European and Arab critics were convinced the administration was preparing for unilateral war.

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Mr Talbott has also had the good luck to be able to track the same tension in the present day, as America after the cold war has oscillated between a multilateral and unilateral foreign policy under Presidents Clinton and Bush.

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By implication, any unilateral American action against Saddam would shatter not only the Gulf war coalition but also such support as remains for international sanctions.

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