The Fog of War: Eleven McNamara Lessons
gossardstradlin
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Recently watched this documantary about Robert McNamara and found it pretty insightful. I didn't know too much about the former Secretary of Defense. He has these lessons of war that I thought you might like to see and give feed back on either the documentary in general or the lessons. The documentary had principles that could be applied today in Iraq and other conflicts but did not focus on those but focused on the ones MacNanamara was involved in: Cuban Missle Crisis, World War II, and Vietnam. I would recommend the documentary for people who haven't seen it, both republican and democrat and others in between.
Anyway here are the "lessons of war" according to McNamara:
1. Empathize with your enemy
2. Rationality will not save us.
3. There's something beyond one's self.
4. Maximize efficiency.
5. Proportionality should be a guideline in war.
6. Get the data.
7. Belief and seeing are both often wrong.
8. Be prepared to reexamine your reasoning.
9. In order to do good, you may have to engage in evil.
10. Never say never.
11. You can't change human nature.
Anyway here are the "lessons of war" according to McNamara:
1. Empathize with your enemy
2. Rationality will not save us.
3. There's something beyond one's self.
4. Maximize efficiency.
5. Proportionality should be a guideline in war.
6. Get the data.
7. Belief and seeing are both often wrong.
8. Be prepared to reexamine your reasoning.
9. In order to do good, you may have to engage in evil.
10. Never say never.
11. You can't change human nature.
"She knows there is no success like failure
And that failure's no success at all."
"Don't ya think its sometimes wise not to grow up."
"Cause life ain't nothing but a good groove
A good mixed tape to put you in the right mood."
And that failure's no success at all."
"Don't ya think its sometimes wise not to grow up."
"Cause life ain't nothing but a good groove
A good mixed tape to put you in the right mood."
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