Technician Posted July 6, 2009 http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/07/06/mcnamara-dead-at-93/ Former U.S. Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara is a man engraved in history, died today. He's a man you either admire or despise. I suggest looking into the documentary "The Fogs of War" *caughGoogleVideocaugh* to quickly sum-up the life of a true American on the tight rope. 0 Share this post Link to post
exp(x) Posted July 6, 2009 I watched The Fog of War a few years ago and came to the conclusion that he was a douchebag. 0 Share this post Link to post
Bank Posted July 6, 2009 Robert McNamara is not my favorite of individuals. I will, however, concede that most people in government were so worried about the threat of communism, they acted rashly without thinking out consequences. 0 Share this post Link to post
Enjay Posted July 6, 2009 Technician said:He's a man you either admire or despise. Or have never heard of. ;) Still, it would be great to be able to do something weird and, when challenged about it, say "well, Strange is my middle name". :P 0 Share this post Link to post
Csonicgo Posted July 7, 2009 Enjay said:Or have never heard of. ;) I do have to ask , why do I know about UK officials from my history books yet you guys never heard about McNamara? He invented the "body count" metric. 0 Share this post Link to post
Prince of Darkness Posted July 7, 2009 Technician said:He's a man you either admire or despise. Coming from the person with the Sickle and Hammer over a red fish, I wonder... 0 Share this post Link to post
Sharessa Posted July 7, 2009 Technician said:He also pioneered the seatbelt. I thought that was Ralph Nader. Anyway, that's kind of interesting. I have heard of him before, but never knew all that about him. 0 Share this post Link to post
deathbringer Posted July 7, 2009 Csonicgo said:I do have to ask , why do I know about UK officials from my history books yet you guys never heard about McNamara? He invented the "body count" metric. Come back when your empire covered a third of the world! Actually if you count Starbucks and McDonalds as colonies it already covers a lot more than that. 0 Share this post Link to post
Enjay Posted July 7, 2009 Csonicgo said:I do have to ask , why do I know about UK officials from my history books yet you guys never heard about McNamara? Without checking, can you name the British minister for defence in 1965? deathbringer said:Come back when your empire covered a third of the world I think the influence of the American Empire passed the 1/3 of the globe mark some time ago didn't it? 0 Share this post Link to post
Csonicgo Posted July 8, 2009 Enjay said:Without checking, can you name the British minister for defence in 1965? No but I can tell you who played Superbowl IXX... do I win anything? (Miami Dolphins vs. San Francisco 49ers) Wait... is that even a real position? ... I...AAAUGH *googles* 0 Share this post Link to post