The Eighth Round

UN Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura recently stated that the UN hopes to hold a "serious negotiation" between the government and "still-to-be-unified" Syrian opposition in October. "Seven previous rounds have failed" yet the violence and humanitarian crisis continues. What are your thoughts, hopes, and projections for these peace talks?

(Source: http://www.arabnews.com/node/1148926/middle-east)