Richard Holbrooke and Ending the Afghan War

ApparentlyRichard Holbrooke’s final words were, “You’ve got to stop this war in Afghanistan.”This is being highlighted in a big way on the Drudge Report, which meansmedia people will be talking about it.

Revealing, in an entirely different way, was this part of a Washington Post story (12/14/10) about the state of the Afghan War post-Holbrooke:

Holbrooke’s death is the latest complication in an effort plagued by unreliable partners, reluctant allies and an increasingly skeptical American public.

The war, in other words, is “plagued” by the public’s disapproval of it. For a government to carry out a war that its citizens don’t support is rather complicated.

For more on Holbrooke, recall his reaction to probing questions from independent journalist Allan Nairn, or check the Institute for Public Accuracy’s round-up of critical assessments.