The Fog of War: 11 Lessons From The Life Of Robert McNamara
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A fantastic and fascinating documentary by Errol Morris, where former defense secretary Robert McNamara delivers an account of his political life in the form of a confession, at times weeping. A perfect insight into the real world where there is no such thing as the good guys and the bad guys; just impossible decisions, compromise and eventual moral bankruptcy. The film looks into major political event of the 20th century; such as the Kennedy Administration handling of the Cuban Missile Crisis, plus how Vietnam policy dramatically changed once Kennedy was no longer in office.
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Damn, shouldn't have been in such a rush to post - probably more appropriate for the Spanning Time collective.


written by benjee  | 1 year 2 months 3 weeks ago | CH
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Hot damn! Thanks for posting!


written by doremifa  | 1 year 2 months 3 weeks ago | CH
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A few years back I was going through a lonely phase and out of the blue asked a girlfriend out to see a movie, I wasn't sure if romantic inclinations were really on my agenda as I took her to see this. It was hilarious.

EDIT: Yeah this really belongs in Spanning Time.


written by Farhad2000  | 1 year 2 months 3 weeks ago | CH
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Shame it can't be changed - I had a brief dillemma over which one, but always side with the more specific Collective. Since it's almost entirely political I decided on that, rather than the timespan and experience of someones life - which its really all about.


written by benjee  | 1 year 2 months 3 weeks ago | CH
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Whatever collective it's in, it's a great post!


written by gwaan  | 1 year 2 months 3 weeks ago | CH
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One of my all time favorite movies.


written by eric3579  | 1 year 2 months 2 weeks ago | CH
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The only lesson to be learned from this bastards life is:
never let animals like this gain power.

He's directly responsible for the needless deaths of hundreds of thousands of innocent men, women, and children.

Burn in Hell for all eternity you worthless piece of garbage.



written by Memorare  | 1 year 1 month 4 weeks ago | CH
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*promote


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Promoting this classic video back to the front page; last published Wednesday, May 2nd, 2007 6:05pm PDT - promote requested by Farhad2000.


written by siftbot  | 7 months 2 weeks ago | CH
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"Khrushchev was rational, Castro was rational..."

Saddam wasn't rational. Bin Landen isn't rational. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad isn't rational. How do we reason and negotiate with these people? Is it possible?


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*history *military


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Adding video to channels (History, Military) - requested by calvados.


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*promote


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Promoting this video back to the front page; last published Saturday, December 8th, 2007 12:29pm PST - promote requested by eric3579.


written by siftbot  | 3 months ago | CH
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It is almost unnerving how much like Rumsfeld McNamara sounded when he was Secretary of Defense. They even had the same hairstyles and glasses.


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Tags for this video have been changed from 'errol morris, documentary, c20, history, war' to 'errol morris, documentary, c20, history, war, cuban missile crisis' - edited by jwray


written by siftbot  | 4 weeks 1 day ago | CH
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This made me cry.


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Tags for this video have been changed from 'errol morris, documentary, c20, history, war, cuban missile crisis' to 'errol morris, documentary, c20, history, war, cuban missile crisis, kennedy, johnson' - edited by jwray


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