So Much for All That

I'm not sure if Kofi Annan's peace plan for Syria was a farce, a flop, or a ruse, but it was surely one of those three.

Barely 24 hours after Bashar al-Assad declared victory and pretended to agree to a ceasefire, the United States, along with dozens of other countries, is ramping up assistance to the so-called Free Syrian Army, starting with communications equipment and 100 million dollars for salaries.

Proxy war is a messy and sometimes nasty business, but it beats propping up a...