The Fog of War is about the career of Robert McNamara from World War 1 up till the Vietnam War. The documentary is mixed with past footage of McNamara and other key events in his past. I believe he primarily created this documentary with the help of Errol Morris to explain the decision that he made. Like many politician they are always under scrutiny with the decision they make. This documentary allows McNamara to somewhat clear his name and explains what was involved in making his decisions. His lessons show what he has learned from his time in the military, being in the Ford Company and his time in the office.
The lesson one through six are more technical lessons that may deal with the war or with management. After these lessons you can tell that McNamara becomes more emotional and also starts to tear up a little. He starts to talk about life lessons that can be used in any circumstances. This documentary was very interesting to watch because I believe that this allowed us an inside view of the choices that the politicians have to make. As a normal civilian we often believe that these decisions are easy to make and we have a certain side we pick.
An important thing that McNamara said was that no one can be prepared for war. This stood out to me, because I believe that this is true. There are some unprecedented circumstances that arise that no one can really be prepared for and their actions may be scrutinized, but you can’t really blame them because it was a hard choice where no one can really be right.
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