Robert S. McNamara, Pentagon chief who directed the Vietnam War despite doubts, dies at 93WASHINGTON — 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. Robert S. McNamara dies at 93; Vietnam War architect later confessed his doubts, regretWASHINGTON — 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. Former US defence secretary Robert McNamara diesWASHINGTON - Robert McNamara, former US defence secretary, businessman and later head of the World Bank, has died at the age of 93. Judge weighs whether Philadelphia plan to test, license tour guides strays from ConstitutionPHILADELPHIA — In a courtroom just a block from Independence Hall — the heart of the city’s tourist district and the birthplace of the Constitution — a federal judge is weighing whether an ordinance to test and license local tour guides violates the First Amendment. |