A bitter clash of opinions on the issue of the recent Iraqi War occurred among the US, France and Germany. Though the Iraqi
War has ended, the possibility of clash among them can't be ruled out. The roots and center of the clash between the US and Europe lie in neither the
political and cultural differences nor the economic interests-seizure. They lie in only the differences of the conceptions of strategic security and interests. As long as the US sticks to its unilateralism policy based on the position and strength of the only superpower and pushes it further, the contradiction and clash between the US and Europe will not hold their breath. On the contrary, the contradiction and clash between them will further increase and develop. This trend will no doubt exert far-reaching influence on the US global strategy, the relations between the US and EU and the overall relations among big states. The deep
enlightments we have got from the clash between the US and EU are as follows: the fundamental driving force for international politics does not mean at all economical interest but the political and strategic interests; the fundamental contradictions among big states lie in the political power struggle; the economical power for one state can t be automatically transformed into military power, and it can t be replaced at the same time by the military power; the contradictions and clash between the US and Europe will not lead to rivalry but they contain certain uncompromising degrees in nature.