"Envoy Holbrooke in critical condition post-surgery"

[wisteria]

I just saw this and I knew some of you in the JK forum would be interested in this news.

I am praying for a full recovery for Mr. Holbroke.


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101211/ap_on_re_us/us_holbrooke;_ylt=ArMs3vT5ahzKxR16vigwP8as0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTNncGR1NmZlBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMTAxMjExL3VzX2hvbGJyb29rZQRjY29kZQNtb3N0cG9wdWxhcgRjcG9zAzYEcG9zAzMEcHQDaG9tZV9jb2tlBHNlYwN5bl9oZWFkbGluZV9saXN0BHNsawNlbnZveWhvbGJyb28-

[JI7]

1. i hope he gets well

i was sad to hear of this when i turned on the news.

[wisteria]

2. Sadly, Mr. Holbrooke has died.

I personally thought he would be the one to replace Clinton as SOS.

Here is a comment from Senator Kerry,

"Kerry says Holbrooke was always a man on the toughest mission of "waging peace through tough as nails, never quit diplomacy."

http://news.bostonherald.com/news/us_politics/view/20101213sen_john_kerry_mourns_death_of_richard_holbrooke/srvc=home&position=recent

"On Capitol Hill, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry, D-Mass., called the loss of Holbrooke "almost incomprehensible," adding that his "tough-as-nails, never-quit diplomacy" saved tens of thousands of lives."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_obit_holbrooke;_ylt=Ak1I8xnV4vVPNe7KTx.7raes0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTNpdm1iYWJhBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMTAxMjE0L3VzX29iaXRfaG9sYnJvb2tlBGNjb2RlA21vc3Rwb3B1bGFyBGNwb3MDMwRwb3MDMTAEcHQDaG9tZV9jb2tlBHNlYwN5bl90b3Bfc3RvcnkEc2xrA3VzZGlwbG9tYXRyaQ--

[YvonneCa]

3. Awful, isn't it ? I think this has probably been...

...a pretty tough weekend for people like Senator Kerry, and others, who knew both him and the Edwards family. :grouphug:

[wisteria]

5. I know, it seems Senator Kerry has had to attend too many funerals this year. n/t

[ProSense]

4. Sad.

May he rest in peace.

[JI7]

6. so sad

he was always interesting to listen to. the guy really knew the areas he was working on. it's a big loss in the area of foreign policy.

[Mass]

7. Sad news.

[beachmom]

8. Very sad news, and shocking a bit, too. I was unaware of

any health problems he had until this incident.