Veteran diplomat Richard Holbrooke died yesterday and his last words before going into a 21-hour surgery that did not save his life were, “You’ve got to stop this war in Afghanistan.”

Obama admin officials downplayed his statements simply dismissing them as a “joke.”

Peace. What a joke.

Why don’t you give back that Nobel Peace Prize Obama?

Here’s what the Obama administration says is “the joke.” I see that it is part of a ‘banter’ type conversation but the man was serious about the message. I know how to interpret what I read. Luckily we are not all as stupid as O thinks we are.

“Administration officials said Tuesday that Holbrooke’s final words, “You’ve got to stop this war in Afghanistan,” were part of a jovial back-and-forth with the medical staff.

“At one point, the medical team said, ‘You’ve got to relax,’” State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley told reporters on Tuesday, relaying what he said he had heard from people who were in the room with Holbrooke at George Washington University Hospital. “And Richard said, ‘I can’t relax, I’m worrying about Afghanistan and Pakistan.’ After some additional exchanges … finally [Holbrooke’s surgeon] said, ‘Tell you what, we’ll try to fix this challenge while you’re in surgery.’ And [Holbrooke] said, ‘Yeah, see if you can take care of that,’ including ending the war.”

(**Again right-wing nuts don’t get excited. I’m not on your side. I’m a Liberal. You should actually love Obama. He’s doing a lot of what Republicans usually do.**)