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|text=[[LeMay]] said, "If we'd lost the war, we'd all have 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 had lost. But what makes it immoral if you lose and not immoral if you win? | |text=[[LeMay]] said, "If we'd lost the war, we'd all have 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 had lost. But what makes it immoral if you lose and not immoral if you win? | ||
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|source_name=The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara | |source_name=The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara | ||
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| Born | Robert Strange McNamara 1916-06-09 San Francisco, California | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 2009-07-06 (Age 93) Washington DC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | US | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Harvard Business School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Religion | Presbyterian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | • Robert Craig McNamara • Kathleen McNamara Spears • Margaret Elizabeth Pastor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Margaret Craig | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Member of | Brookings Institution, Council on Foreign Relations/Historical Members, Pacific-Union Club, Phi Beta Kappa, Population Institute, The 1001 Club, Trilateral Commission | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Party | Republican | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Thoughts
Appointments by Robert McNamara
| Appointee | Job | Appointed | End | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Gossett | Deputy Special Representative for Trade Negotiations | 1962 | 1963 | |
| John McNaughton | Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs | 1 July 1964 | 19 July 1967 | Outlined a bombing strategy for North Vietnam. Bilderberger. |
Events Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilderberg/1968 | 26 April 1968 | 28 April 1968 | Canada Mont Tremblant | The 17th Bilderberg and the 2nd in Canada |
| Bilderberg/1969 | 9 May 1969 | 11 May 1969 | Denmark Hotel Marienlyst Elsinore | The 18th Bilderberg meeting, with 85 participants |
| Bilderberg/1975 | 25 April 1975 | 27 April 1975 | Turkey Golden Dolphin Hotel Cesme | The 24th Bilderberg Meeting, 98 guests |
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References
- ↑ https://www.indepthnews.net/index.php/opinion/1383-reminiscing-war-criminal-mcnamara-as-trump-spits-out-fire-and-fury-on-north-korea The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara
