William McNamara was the architect behind the Vietnam war. Afterward, he spent the rest of his life trying to understand what went wrong.
If you have not seen "Fog Of War", now is a good time to see it. It is a good time because we need to say goodbye to a man who was haunted by his decisions and how those decisions had long lasting ramifications.
A person can do what they think is right and then realize that terribly, upon further reflection they were wrong. William McNamara saw the errors of his ways and tried to take away tangible learnings from that so people would not need to relive those mistakes. We could use some more of that humility these days..... It takes a lot of courage to admit that you caused something horrible, even if only a small role.
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I saw Fog of War and found McNamara interested in understanding why there was failure in Vietnam but I didnt think he was contrite. It seems the movie to me was a way for him to explain why he made decisions and it seems that alot of what he said is summed up in the title of the film. Now, that is not to say I didnt enjoy the film. McNamara was the embodiment of the arrogance of Western rationalism. He went on to run an auto company. Sun Tzu would have been a good read for McNamara, I am sure Ho Chi Mihn was familiar with the work. Enough Monday morning quarterbacking.... Good Film but I didnt see the apology. Maybe I missed something.
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