“The Fog of War” is a film created about Robert McNamara, former Secretary of Defense. Robert McNamara was Secretary of Defense during the Vietnam War and discusses his struggles in this film. One of the main reasons McNamara decided to make this film was to try and change the way the world viewed him. McNamara was controversial and often blamed for the Vietnam War. Through the documentary, he tried to clear his name and make people see that politicians are normal people too who make mistakes. He uses the documentary as a way to justify his actions in the Vietnam War and World War II. McNamara also made this movie to give advice to the future leaders of America through his eleven lessons so that others do not make the same mistakes he did.
After the lesson “get the data” the tone of McNamara seems to shift. He was confident in his decisions and the war up until that point. After talking about getting the data and learning about the Vietnamese people, he does not seem confident any longer. After talking about that lesson, he seems reluctant and regretful as he continues discussing the other lessons. He recognizes that he made a mistake and that sometimes rational people make irrational decisions.
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