Bypassing the Council was something the Bush team did. But insisting on working through the Council means that you take what you can get, and what the Western powers could could get was a resolution centered on protecting civilians, not one authorizing support to the rebels or a policy of regime change. There is now a mismatch between the coalition's real goal (quite clearly regime change) and its legal authorization (safeguarding civilians) which is generating significant tension.
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