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3rd November 2010, 20:54 #1
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Robert McNamara
I'm watching a documentary about Robert McNamara, the Secretary of Defense in 1961 to 1968, on TV. Seems that he learnt a lot during his 93 years on this planet, despite him being a Republican.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_McNamara
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3rd November 2010, 21:10 #2
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Originally Posted by Eki
MacNamara was personally responsible for the preventable deaths or imprisonment of aviators in Vietnam.
He personifies the term- arrogant evil.
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3rd November 2010, 21:16 #3
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Originally Posted by Bob RiebeI could really use a fish right now
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3rd November 2010, 21:25 #4
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Originally Posted by Eki
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3rd November 2010, 21:36 #5
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Originally Posted by Bob RiebeI could really use a fish right now
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3rd November 2010, 21:40 #6
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Originally Posted by Eki
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3rd November 2010, 22:53 #7
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Originally Posted by Eki
McNamara's admissions, while perhaps noble, came about long after the damage was done and he was on the threshold of facing his own mortality.If legislation makes you equal, you aren't.
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3rd November 2010, 22:54 #8
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Not a man worthy of a great deal of respect, in my view. Nor were his acolytes.
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5th November 2010, 12:47 #9
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Whatever you think about him, it's simply factually innacurate to say McNamara was stupid. He was an intelligent man, and what I liked about The Fog Of War was how he gave his side of things, based on how he saw the world. It's a good documentary, even if you don't agree with his views.
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5th November 2010, 14:34 #10
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