----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Minette" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, December 13, 2004 12:10 PM Subject: Re: "God Is With Us" L3 > In a sense, one could say that Rumsfeld mis-applied a lesson from Viet Nam by overrunning the basic > philosophy of the military in a way that McNamara didn't question > Westmoreland's failed strategy.
This wasn't written clearly, let me retry. In a sense, one could say that Rumsfeld misapplied a lesson from Viet Nam. He did overrule the military judgement, in a way that McNamara didn't. McNamara didn't question Westmoreland's failed strategy as much as he should have. In a real sense, Rumsfeld overcorrected for McNamara's mistake and made the oppose mistake. Dan M. One could certainly fault Kissinger and > Laird for 'Nam, a lot of the war was on their watch, but I think that > Nixon's team's actions needs to be understood in terms of their relatively > complex set of goals. > > Dan M. > > > _______________________________________________ > http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l > _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
