"the mediation efforts were doomed from the start" in German The mediation efforts were doomed from the start. Die Vermittlungsbemühungen waren von vornherein zum Scheitern verurteilt. Detailed translations for "the mediation efforts were doomed from the start" The mediation efforts were doomed from the start. The mediation efforts were doomed from the start. Die Vermittlungsbemühungen waren von vornherein zum Scheitern verurteilt.