So What's the Real Point?

Click here to view the UN Security Council's responses to Colin Powell's presentation. To no one's surprise, there's a big round of thumbs down on the US call to immediate action; more time to let inspections work is the refrain.

The US certainly knew this would be the case. Which leads to a more important question: Will this actually slow down a US-led invasion of Iraq? Or does it give the US and its allies a freer hand to go it without UN authority?