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Holbrooke Thought Highly of Himself, for Good Reason
Townhall.com ^ | December 16, 2010 | Michael Barone

Posted on 12/16/2010 4:58:07 AM PST by Kaslin

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1 posted on 12/16/2010 4:58:09 AM PST by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin
Good grief!

What a shameless puff piece about a guy that is a disgrace. One less vile person, is a good thing.

2 posted on 12/16/2010 5:08:52 AM PST by nmh (Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God).)
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To: Kaslin

As far as I can see, Holbrooke worked tirelessly to make sure that America never won a war.


3 posted on 12/16/2010 5:12:57 AM PST by ClearCase_guy
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He was a typical pompous know-it-all who made sure to perpetuate the image of the Ugly American in every country he was sent to.


4 posted on 12/16/2010 5:19:18 AM PST by no_go_lie
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To: Kaslin

Holbrooke was scum.

Next one up should be Mitchell.


5 posted on 12/16/2010 5:32:30 AM PST by Hardraade (I want gigaton warheads now!!)
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To: ClearCase_guy
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Guys,

I agree that Holbroke was America's "Peace in Our Time" Chamberlain ...

and that he was wined and dined (and who knows what else) by the best that America's Stae Department ... and Europe could offer ... living the "good life" ...

but he fought like hell for what he believed in ... worked long hours for decades ...

at least he wasn't a Bill Clinton or Bernie Madoff kind of guy ...



Rest In Peace



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6 posted on 12/16/2010 5:34:19 AM PST by Patton@Bastogne
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To: Kaslin

Well, I had held Barone in high regard until now.
He has dropped a few notches.


7 posted on 12/16/2010 5:34:43 AM PST by Maine Mariner
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To: Kaslin
and he became known for a memo prepared during the Johnson administration that described the war effort there as unwinnable.

Isn't it a General's job to make that assessment? I'm not glad the man is dead, but I'm glad he's not influencing US foreign efforts anymore.

8 posted on 12/16/2010 5:43:06 AM PST by Textide
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To: Kaslin
Barone admits (of Holbrooke):
"In the last decade, he backed Al Gore, John Kerry and Hilary Clinton for president..."
And yet he claims:
"He was, in other words, a Democrat in the tradition of Harry Truman and John F. Kennedy, and not in the mold of many democratic leaders in the four post-Vietnam decades."
As if a Truman or JFK would have backed any of that American Surrender trifecta! Barone can't seem to see or think his way clear of his Washington aristocracy loyalties. Pathetic!
9 posted on 12/16/2010 5:43:46 AM PST by drpix
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To: Kaslin
e presided masterfully over the talks at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio, and his Dayton Accords brought peace to Bosnia that has now lasted a decade and a half

Mostly through ethnic cleansing. The lasting peace will come when the Muslims are booted from Europe once and for all, but that might take 100 years. It's going to get a lot worse before it gets better.

10 posted on 12/16/2010 5:49:14 AM PST by palmer (Cooperating with Obama = helping him extend the depression and implement socialism.)
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To: Kaslin
Holbrooke was a tool of the liberal agenda. He worked for every Dem Prez since Kennedy.
11 posted on 12/16/2010 5:50:47 AM PST by mad_as_he$$ (V for Vendetta.)
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To: ClearCase_guy

BINGO


12 posted on 12/16/2010 6:04:22 AM PST by silverleaf (All that is necessary for evil to succeed, is that good men do nothing)
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To: drpix
Barone can't seem to see or think his way clear of his Washington aristocracy loyalties.

Barone, Krauthammer, George Will, Bill O'Reilly, Noonan ... it seems to me that most of the bigname Republican pundits are eager to pepetuate a political aristocracy centered on inside-the-beltway thinking. I wonder which party will benefit from their efforts?

Not a big surprise that these people hate Sarah Palin.

13 posted on 12/16/2010 6:04:35 AM PST by ClearCase_guy
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To: Kaslin
He presided masterfully over the talks at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio, and his Dayton Accords brought peace to Bosnia that has now lasted a decade and a half.

Barone has it all wrong on this one.

The USA fought on the wrong side and we used our power to help the muzzies kill the Christians in an ethnic war that has been going on for centuries.

This is really one that our pretender, kenyan, halfrican can really get behind.

14 posted on 12/16/2010 6:27:06 AM PST by USS Alaska
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To: Hardraade
Holbrooke was scum.

General McChrystal thought he was worthless. I'm on big McChrystal fan (he's an Obama supporter after all), but I agree with him on this assessment.

On the other hand maybe my father had it right when he said, "Nobody is totally worthless.....you can always hold them up as a bad example".

15 posted on 12/16/2010 6:27:37 AM PST by Retired COB (Still mad about Campaign Finance Reform)
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To: Kaslin

He didn’t die of a heart attack. A ruptured aorta killed him.


16 posted on 12/16/2010 6:27:47 AM PST by em2vn
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To: Retired COB
I'm on big McChrystal fan

Sorry, that's I'm NO big McChrystal fan

17 posted on 12/16/2010 6:29:16 AM PST by Retired COB (Still mad about Campaign Finance Reform)
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To: ClearCase_guy

I find it interesting how these pinheads, (Barone, Krauthammer, George Will, Bill O’Reilly, Noonan) are just so afraid to call the Obama Administration ‘Socialist’ or even Autocrats....these so called wordsmiths are bamboozled by their lack of intellect & history. None of these scribes & talk meisters are worth warm spit.


18 posted on 12/16/2010 6:29:28 AM PST by iopscusa (El Vaquero. (SC Lowcountry Cowboy))
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To: USS Alaska
Oh, in my last thread, I forgot, holbrooke was a sanctimonious piece of dogshit.

Merry Christmas.

19 posted on 12/16/2010 6:30:44 AM PST by USS Alaska
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To: Kaslin

From all that’s been written since his death about Holbrooke, it seems like there’s one English word that could pretty much encapsulate the essence of the man. From what I can tell, “asshole” pretty much sums it up.


20 posted on 12/16/2010 6:37:19 AM PST by 2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten
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