"This is an issue not for any one state alone, but for the international community as a whole. When states decide to use force, not in self-defence but to deal with broader threats to international peace and security, there is no substitute for the unique legitimacy provided by the United Nations Security Council."
-Kofi Annan
http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/002/459pqvob.asp http://www.washingtontimes.com/world/20041129-114704-1947r.htm http://www.heritage.org/Research/InternationalOrganizations/bg1748.cfm