Afghanistan Envoy Holbrooke Dies
Richard Holbrooke, a diplomatic fixture since the Vietnam era whose last assignment was special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, died following heart surgery Monday. His neoliberal campaigning made him the enemy of progressives and the friend of trigger happy presidents. The current White House resident described him as “one of the giants of American foreign policy” before learning of Holbrooke’s death.
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