Steve Rockwell, Tytorian representative, took the floor first. "There is considerable merit in this proposal," he said, "The fighting in Merina has gone on so long as to become practically a fact of life, something my government considers unacceptable. However, I see a caveat: any successful military intervention will require at least the acceptance, if not the support, of more than one of the factions involved. Currently, we only have one. If the members of this council go barrelling into Merina without taking all possible scenarios into account, I fear we will end up blindsided by a protracted struggle nobody signed up for. Don't get me wrong; the Kingdom of Tytor supports this resolution, and the Thatcher administration will honor whatever decision is made here today. I merely feel that we need to know exactly what we're getting ourselves into before we commit to this course of action."