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The international community, and its envoy, should declare their failure and pull out of the effort, unless there is a stunning secret piece of information that remains hidden from the public. For now, all of the options appear to involve Assad’s remaining in power, in some shape or form, and everyone knows that the Syrian people will not accept this. The task is to stop the bloodshed and build a better political future for Syria; Brahimi and his calendar of meetings give no indication that the mission will succeed.