Comments on: A Postscript on McNamara’s Death http://murrayfromson.com/fromsonfile/2009/07/a-postscript-on-mcnamaras-death/ Reporting, analysis and commentary on current and historical events by Murray Fromson, veteran journalist and professor emeritus at the University of Southern California's Annenberg School for Communication. Tue, 15 Jun 2010 20:40:45 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Steve Auslander http://murrayfromson.com/fromsonfile/2009/07/a-postscript-on-mcnamaras-death/comment-page-1/#comment-1301 Steve Auslander Sat, 08 Aug 2009 18:09:05 +0000 http://murrayfromson.com/fromsonfile/?p=151#comment-1301 I saw this yesterday. It annoyed me then, but I decided to ignore it. Today I am even more annoyed so I respond thus: Seems unimportant what turned McNamara against the war. The Morris documentary is McNamara's legacy, clearly as a penitent. He plainly admits his mistake, but further turns the experience into lessons filled with great insight about the nature war. It's evident that Mr. Fromson either did not see the film or has forgotten it. It's nice to trip down memory lane and recall with a wink the Edsel. But McNamara deserved better than the arrogantly simple-minded assertion that he was flawed. You could, of course, substitute the name McNamara for anyone in history in that case I saw this yesterday. It annoyed me then, but I decided to ignore it. Today I am even more annoyed so I respond thus:

Seems unimportant what turned McNamara against the war. The Morris documentary is McNamara’s legacy, clearly as a penitent. He plainly admits his mistake, but further turns the experience into lessons filled with great insight about the nature war. It’s evident that Mr. Fromson either did not see the film or has forgotten it.

It’s nice to trip down memory lane and recall with a wink the Edsel. But McNamara deserved better than the arrogantly simple-minded assertion that he was flawed. You could, of course, substitute the name McNamara for anyone in history in that case

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