U.N. Chief: 'No Plan B' In Syria -- CNN
With the carnage in Syria that has left thousands dead now entering its fifteenth month, the United Nations Secretary General says there is no clear path beyond the current mission being led by Kofi Annan.
"At this time, we don't have any plan B," U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon told CNN's Christiane Amanpour in an interview for 'Amanpour' on CNN International. "The joint special envoy Kofi Annan has proposed six peace proposals, among which the complete cessation of violence is number one. Unfortunately, this has not been implemented while with the deployment of monitoring missions, we have seen some dampening effect."
Many regard the Annan mission in Syria to be a failure already.
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My Comment: I commend Kofi Annan and the UN for at least trying .... but the gap between the factions in Syria are just too wide and uncompromising. Bottom line .... this UN initiative was doomed even before it started.
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