Sad to see that former Secretary of Defense, Robert McNamara died yesterday at the age of 93. In honor of McNamara, who served under JFK and Lyndon B. Johnson, go check out his fascinating documentary The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons From The Life of Robert S. McNamara. Within the Academy-Award documentary, McNamara shares his perspective on many decisions he made throughout his life, both professionally and privately. Well-known for his hand in Vietnam, McNamara poignantly points out what he regrets and what he steadfastly believed was the right thing to do. Although he made some critical mistakes, he is clearly a man with vast wisdom, intelligence, and strength. Most importantly, McNamara emerges from this film as one thing: human. Go peep this great film and think maybe the world has lost someone more culturally important than Michael Jackson these last few days (gasp!). RIP.
"LeMay said if we lost the war that we would have all been prosecuted as war criminals. and I think he's right. He... and I'd say I... were behaving as war criminals. LeMay recognized that what he was doing would be thought immoral if his side has lost. But what makes it immoral if you lose and not immoral if you win?"
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