Richard Holbrooke Represented the Worst Side of the Foreign Policy Establishment admin, December 15, 2010January 31, 2025 Truthout December 14, 2010; also Huffington Post and on KBOO Radio The many accolades coming out following the sudden death on Monday of veteran diplomat Richard Holbrooke and his deathbed conversion in opposing the Iraq war have overshadowed his rather sordid history of supporting dictators, war criminals and military solutions to complex political problems… Democratic Party Foreign Policy Huffington Post US Foreign Policy Richard Holbrooke