Kofi Annan has been a friend of dictators throughout. I mean, there is something he says which is very remarkable as he prepared for his mission. He says we have to be careful we don't introduce a medicine that's worst than the disease.
Fouad Ajami discusses Kofi Annan's approach to the Syrian crisis, highlighting his caution about intervention.
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