On Friday all 15 United Nations Security Council members approved a resolution that tells Iraq it must comply to U.N. weapons inspections regulations or face "serious consequences."

Iraq has until Nov. 15 to accept the measure.

If it does not, war may be that serious consequence. Tens of thousands of United States troops already have been called up in preparation for any military action.

Talk of war against Iraq, of course, is not new. Most of the summer was saturated with news coverage about U.S. talks with the U.N. Politicians debated over whether military action against Iraq was necessary and what acting without any allies would do for U.S. foreign relations.

But, as of Friday, things are different. The United States is not alone in thinking Iraq needs to follow U.N. weapons inspection rules. It is not alone in its belief that there needs to be action if Iraq does not comply.

Whether that be military action is still not agreed upon.

A senior President Bush administration official was quoted by the Associated Press as saying. "The president left no doubt what those consequences would be: A military operation to get rid of the weapons of mass destruction and to change the regime."

But French and Russian representatives are afraid the resolution means war would be inevitable if Iraq fails to comply.

Clearly, members of the U.N. are not yet on the same page. But the resolution shows compromise is in site.

And looking back to where the U.S. started, the agreement Friday is a huge leap to finding allies in a possible war against Iraq.