Today’s Washington Post has an extensive, front-page obituary on Richard Holbrooke. It’s filled with his accomplishments and anecdotes about his style. Holbrooke’s last assigment was as the Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan. These are the last lines of the obit:

On Friday morning, he was taken to George Washington University Hospital after he became flushed and suffered chest pains during a meeting with Clinton.

He underwent a 21-hour operation that ended on Saturday to repair his aorta.

As Mr. Holbrooke was sedated for surgery, family members said, his final words were to his Pakistani surgeon: “You’ve got to stop this war in Afghanistan.”