I think it's important to keep in mind that just because certain nations that were NATO members, that were contributing to the NATO mission, did other things that may have been, let's say, stretching the mandate, they weren't necessarily doing so in a NATO capacity. I think a lot of initiatives were undertaken by countries, like France, that have admitted openly to doing things in a national capacity that were not specifically within the NATO framework.
I think it's important for the alliance to have a coordinating function, but ultimately if nations wanted to go a little bit beyond what the consensus approves and is willing to do, then the goal is to try to have that all work toward a common purpose.