tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356601405469434111.post8310076872382552357..comments2024-01-01T19:49:13.788-08:00Comments on The Vigil: Richard HolbrookeVigilantehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07640246609540057997noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356601405469434111.post-10460681878131408692010-12-22T20:07:26.713-08:002010-12-22T20:07:26.713-08:00Tennessee, I feel that Holbrooke is a casualty of ...Tennessee, I feel that Holbrooke is a casualty of this insane escapade. He tried to stand in the breach between Afghanistan and Pakistan, and the idiocy of the White House and the Pentagon. And he died trying to put something together. A Shakespearian tragedy.Vigilantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07640246609540057997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356601405469434111.post-47898917082001865262010-12-22T19:59:10.821-08:002010-12-22T19:59:10.821-08:00I'm sorry. I didn't see the link indicatin...I'm sorry. I didn't see the link indicating Christine Amanpour, a journalist I heartily admire, wrote this. Fortunately, not every one is as tuned out as I am.Leslie Parsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743778482517634823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356601405469434111.post-63773362479647996172010-12-22T10:34:09.634-08:002010-12-22T10:34:09.634-08:00A moving tribute and a fascinating recounting of t...A moving tribute and a fascinating recounting of those sad times. He really was an exceptional man by all accounts and you were luckt to have had that relationship with him. Need I say, "only the young . . ."Leslie Parsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743778482517634823noreply@blogger.com