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Mr Holbrooke spent relatively little time in Afghanistan or links of london bracelets and did not achieve much: he struggled to get to the region once every couple of months, according to Rory Stewart, a British MP with an interest in Afghanistan. His main job seemed to Links of London Scottie Charm to persuade congressmen and others back in Washington to take note of Af-Pak. Mr Grossmans most prominent previous post was as ambassador to Turkey. He Links of London Sirens Leaf Earrings also serve as a junior diplomat in Islamabad, the Pakistani capital. An idealist, in a paper for diplomats published in October he wrote of the need for America to promote democracy Links of London Small Sweetie Bracelet With Freshwater Pearl fundamental values such as the sanctity of the individual. Such thinking will be challenged in Pakistanfor example over its illiberal blasphemy law which is used by extremists to intimidate and threaten moderates and free-thinkers. A quirky proposal Mr Grossman made last year, in a report for the German Marshall Fund, that Afghanistan should produce crops for biofuels rather than opium, drew little response from policymakers. It seems he will have limited clout. The charismatic Mr Holbrooke often rubbed people the wrong way, not least his Af-Pak protagonists, starting with Mr Karzai.