However, as we all know, parallel to this, there is a process in the Security Council, and we had authorized the prime minister and the minister of defense to decide when to launch the ground larger-scale operation in the very near future if there is no other solution in the Security Council.

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Mr. Spalter, chairman of Mobile Future, a national wireless industry association, served on the staff of the National Security Council during the Clinton administration.

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He criticized states that argued for "the right and obligation to use force pre-emptively" to head off perceived threats, but he urged the Security Council to figure out how to deal with similar questions in the future.

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The members of the Security Council demanded that all possible steps should be taken to prevent such outrages in the future.

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