robert mcnamara

i've been reading in retrospect by robert mcnamara which is his telling of the events surrounding the vietnam war

i was surprised by the revelation that u.s. military policy in the late 50's was based upon nuclear deterrence and that non-nuclear forces were most likely inadequate; to have a policy based on nuking the enemy was/is frightening

and i'm no expert but it seems to me that many of mcnamara's observations about the vietnam war parallel many things occurring in iraq right now

i guess it is true, those that don't study history are doomed to repeat it

more to come...