Although we sought to do the right thing—and believed we were doing the right thing—in my judgement, hindsight proves us wrong.
Robert McNamara Quotes
Neither conscience nor sanity itself suggests that the United States is, should or could be the global gendarme.
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| Birth: | 9th June, 1916 |
| Death: | 6th July, 2009 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Businessman |
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Robert Strange McNamara was an American business executive and the eighth Secretary of Defense, serving under Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson from 1961 to 1968, during which time he played a large role in escalating the United States involvement in the Vietnam War.
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