[DCBryan1]

How do you tear a hole in your aorta? Is this similar to having a .45 ACP hole in your skull being declaired as a result of an aircraft crashing ala Ron Brown? Prayers anyways.

[ozzie]

probably an aortic dissection very risky situation.

[Jeff Chandler]

Scooter Libby was unavailable for comment.

[EggsAckley]

My Dad had a six inch tear in his aorta. Went through 15 hour surgery and survived.

In his tenth week of recovery, he passed away from the “hospital special”, staph infection.

[Cicero]

The 69-year-old veteran U.S. diplomat was a key figure in forging the 1995 accord that ended the Balkans war.

Holbrooke helped clinton fight that war ON THE WRONG SIDE, to help distract attention from Monicagate. And he helped hand over the province of Kosovo to the Albanian Muslim invaders, who were gangster drug smugglers as well as Muslims.

It was the single worst thing that Clinton did in his time in office. And Holbrooke was one of his right-hand men in this dirty deal. It violated the traditional laws of nations, international law, and the letter of UN law, but of course the UN is controlled by a coalition of dictators which includes the 57 Muslim states.

I wish him well personally. But as an ambassador, continuing to work against our civilization and our national interests, he will not be missed.

[zerosix]

A few years ago, a "near rupture stage" of his aorta was found during a routine MRI on the back of my father-in-law. He was advised to have surgery immediately but as his wife was in the final stages of cancer, he put surgery off until after her death and funeral.

The docs at Cleveland Clinic in FL did a 9 hr surgery and used an animal vein. Later the doc told us he now had the aorta of a 25 year old and might even outlive us, thanks to the excellent "health care" in the United States of America.

Ten years after surgery, he passed away (2 years ago) at age 85.

God willing, Mr. Holbrooke's tear was found in enough time to save his life but finding out about the situation "after the fact" usually results in death.

[Doc Savage]

Don’t you just hate when that happens?

[La Lydia]

There is hope for him, he is at the same hospital Cheney goes to for his heart problems. I think what happens is the aorta ruptures.

[katana]

Many years ago, early on in the Clinton administration, I was part of a small group given an “audience” with this piece of work at an American embassy. I can’t express an honest opinion of Ambassador Holbrooke without violating a rule regarding comments about the dead or dying, but let’s just say there are people in Belgrade making toasts tonight, and not about Christmas.

[The Comedian]

Serbian-karma ping.

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