April 9, 1995 - Former Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara first publicly acknowledged error in prosecution of the war in Vietnam. "Yet we were wrong, terribly wrong. We owe it to future generations to explain why."
April 9, 1995 - Former Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara first publicly acknowledged error in prosecution of the war in Vietnam. "Yet we were wrong, terribly wrong. We owe it to future generations to explain why."
#RobertMcNamara
Several officials have reportedly referred to #Hegseth as #DumbMcNamara,” a comparison to former Defense Secretary #RobertMcNamara, who played a central role in expanding U.S. involvement in the #VietnamWar, current & former U.S. officials told #Zeteo Tuesday.
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#AdventuresInHistory!
#OTD #TDIH #March13, 1962 #JointChiefs Chairman #LymanLemnitzer gives #FalseFlag #OperationMorthwoods proposal to #RobertMcNamara to to attack #GuantanamoBayNavalBase; #JFK fires #Lemnitzer.
#FalseFlagOperations #ColdWar
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Thanks, @theseaboardreview.ca 4 the chance 2 review Yes! To Canada: When Grampa Refused to Fight in The Vietnam War, by #robertdavies. An agonizing but understandable choice, to flee one's home in protest of a war even Defense Secretary #RobertMcNamara condemned. #harppublishing shorturl.at/Gca6J
#PisspantsPete #Hegseth doesn't even realise that #TheFogOfWar refers to the lies and disinformation peddled by #RobertMcNamara in his justifications for continuing and escalating the #VietnamWar.
#OnThisDay in 1972, #RobertMcNamara, former US Secretary of Defense, is nearly thrown overboard on a ferry by an artist wanting to confront him about his role in escalating US involvement in the Vietnam War (no charges pressed).
#August4 Gulf of Tonkin Ghost Attack #GulfofTonkin #Vietnam #VietnamWar #FogofWar #RobertMcNamara #JFK #LBJ #USSMattox Captain #JohnJHerrick #USSTiconderoga #GulfofTonkinResolution woodstockwhisperer.info/2016/08/04/1...
Playing on the #DVR : The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara (2003), directed by Errol Morris and featuring extensive interviews with JFK's SECDEF. A fascinating portrait of a complex person.
#documentary #SECDEF #RobertMcNamara
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especially to Human Respiratory Symptoms. Yet the Pentagon buried these studies, bc the one person my mom despised more than any other, SecDef #RobertMcNamara, decided that #AgentOrange was Too Essential to the War Effort. So instead of ENDING #AO in 1968, then my dad, uncle, brother & hub would Not
#AdventuresInHistory!
#OTD #TDIH #March13, 1962 #JointChiefs Chairman #LymanLemnitzer gives #FalseFlag #OperationMorthwoods proposal to #RobertMcNamara to to attack #GuantanamoBayNavalBase; #JFK fires #Lemnitzer.
#FalseFlagOperations
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Poster for the documentary 'The Fog of War'. An octogenarian Robert McNamara stands looking at the viewer. He wears dark trousers and shoes with a long beige rain coat and white shirt with black tie. He stares impassively wearing silver framed spectacles. The background is red and white horizontal stripes with the name of the film at the top. Various critic review quotes appear on the white stripes.
#Documentaries that will make you sit up and think:
2. The Fog of War
A retrospective of #RobertMcNamara, US secretary of defense during the #CubanMissileCrisis and #VietnamWar. Even today he is a polarising figure, a warmonger to some, American saviour to others, exemplified by this film.
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The Fog of War (DVD, 2003, Widescreen)
A fascinating film about the life of Robert McNamara.
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The Fog of War (DVD, 2003, Widescreen)
A fascinating film about the life of Robert McNamara.
$7.27 shipped!
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