Kofi Annan's floundering mission to Syria

Is anybody surprised that Kofi Annan's mission to Syria is failing? Well, it was doomed to fall flat on its face even before it got underway. What with Mr. Annan ruling out the military option even before he flew into Damascus for talks with Mr. Assad? Remember Rwanda where he looked on while 800,000 people were being slaughtered? Remember Libya where here he achieved nothing? I wonder why the powers that be keep wasting money asking Mr. Anan to mediate in conflict when he's such a pacifist who would rather beg an unwilling bully to sheath his sword. How do you make a 'belligerent' bully to stop killing without letting him know there is the military option behind you?!

Mr. Kofi Annan