Holbrooke's last words: End this war

Do Richard Holbrooke's last words matter?

– Wed Dec 15, 10:50 am ET

New York – The State Department says the diplomat was joking when he said "stop this war in Afghanistan" just before he died. Is it that simple?

In the aftermath of Richard Holbrooke's death, his last words have revived debate about the war effort in Afghanistan. According to The Washington Post, as doctors were preparing the longtime U.S. diplomat for surgery, he said, "You've got to stop this war in Afghanistan." The State Department has supplied more context: Apparently, a physician had asked Holbrooke, who was in considerable pain, what she could do to comfort him, prompting him to make the remark in jest. Still, critics of the Obama administration's Afghanistan policies say Holbrooke, who was top U.S. envoy in the region, was sending a message.
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