Robert S. McNamara, Pentagon chief who directed the Vietnam War despite doubts, dies at 93

WASHINGTON — Robert S. McNamara, the brainy Pentagon chief who directed the escalation of the Vietnam War despite private doubts the war was winnable or worth fighting, died Monday at 93.

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WASHINGTON — Robert S. McNamara, the brainy Pentagon chief who directed the escalation of the Vietnam War despite private doubts the war was winnable or worth fighting, died Monday at 93.

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  • jordanbanan6868 RIP Robert McNamara, former #Ford president and controversial Sec. of Defense: http://snurl.com/m7h1w .
  • TheABD "Measure what is important, don't make important what you can measure" Robert McNamara #quote
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  • jdstein1 how did Robert McNamara become a verb??? -- RT @katchicago @jdstein1 Did you find the Simon & Garfunkel song though?
  • sharpras Watched The Fog of War. At the end, Robert McNamara says 'Dmned if you do and dmned if you don't. I'd rather be dmned if I don't. '
  • pkoziol It's hard for me to wrap my mind around Robert McNamara as a good guy when you consider his role in Vietnam. #devglob
  • west88Monster RIP Robert McNamara, former #Ford president and controversial Sec. of Defense: http://snurl.com/m7h1w :-)
  • imaginarychrisb My 1st book is going to be a remake of David Halberstam's The Best & The Brightest, except I'm replacing Robert McNamara with a zombie.
  • LarsproMedia "Brains, like hearts, go where they're appreciated." ~Robert McNamara | An Amazing Individual ~ http://bit.ly/OgFDA
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