Vietnam War ping.
Frankly, nothing this arrogant, egotistical incompetent can say or do can ever erase my contempt for him. Too bad he lived so much longer than the thousands who were condemned under his stewardship of the War.
Good riddance.
Wow! Everyone can’t stand this guy. I never heard a negative word about him until he died. Of course I wasn’t alive when he was SECDEF or I was an infant. Fox News is giving some props to the guy though saying that he stopped a nuclear war and was a Republican. The problem is that Fox News has gone so liberal lately that you just don’t know what to believe. I do trust Free Republic as my truthful resource so the guy must have been pretty bad.
McNamara for his all-knowing arrogance, and LBJ for his micro-management costed over 58,000 dead including my best friend!
May they roast in Hell forever!
“Nuclear weapons serve no military purpose whatsoever. They are totally useless - except to deter one's opponent from using them.”
Our nuclear superiority, coupled with the Soviets’ belief that we could build an effective missile shield, ended the Cold War and hastened the demise of the Soviet Union. This is worth keeping in mind, while we witness Obama capitulating to the Russians on nuclear stockpiles and missile defense.
Great article. Thanks for posting.
I never had much respect for him - even when I was over there. As time went on I learned not to have much respect for any bean counters I met.
A devastating and unfortunately very accurate account. Though the author touched on it, it is frightening how McNamara and the rest of LBJ’s inner circle were every day ignoring the advice of those on the ground and ordering worthless hits on civilian targets of no strategic importance, while ceasing operations showing signs of success - all on whims, all in a detached “let’s play Risk!” mindset. The war in Vietnam, like in Iraq, should have been over very quickly. Too bad we are universally led by people educated far beyond their intelligence and promoted far above their competence.
It is a miracle WWII was not a bigger bloodbath for the allies, given the inept political intervention by American politicians in the work of the generals then too. I guess the Germans had their own incompetent leaders to foist policies of failure upon their warriors.
Thanks for the ping IT. May he rest in hell....I lost a dear neighbor because of his ignorance.
Nam Vet