I watched "fog of war" last night..... screw mcnamara

it was very nice history insight. a lot of quotes i had never heard.

mcnamara had three or four times when he could have resigned as a statement of his beliefs. he says there were reasons he can not mention. maybe he thought he was the only one who could reason with lbj. maybe he thought a new sec def would be more hawkish. I think he should have loudly and clearly told the people where he stood.


"To announce that there must be no critisism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but it is morally treasonable to the American people. Patiotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the President or any elected official." ---Theodore Roosevelt 1858-1919