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Robert McNamara, Vietnam War architect, dies at 93

By ANNE GEARAN
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WASHINGTON -Robert S. McNamara, the brainy Pentagon chief who directed the escalation of the Vietnam War despite private doubts the war was winnable or worth fighting, died Monday at 93.
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2009-07-07 12:33:49

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UTPAVEBUFF

09:00 PMJul 18 2009

If there is any justice, he will spend eternity reading the names on the the Viet Nam memorial.

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Mickeynajor

02:57 PMJul 07 2009

Americans should be very careful whom they vote for President. Vietnam was a horrendous decision based on a false premise. Donald Rumsfeld was a career politician without any ability to run or direct a successful business much less a war. McNamara should have stayed at Ford. Americans lost a lot and got nothing from these men. Who can forget Iraq so quickly? Remember when you vote "vote your conscience.

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Evrvrv

10:24 PMJul 07 2009

At least this guy had remorseEveryone KNOWs that the real remorseless architect of the Vietnam War is Bastard Henry Kissinger. Kissinger needs to be tried for War Crimes for the Millions he murdered. He is Hitler. The fact he's a Jew is very ironic. If South Asians want to vent their anger at the Millions Killed in the Genocide - DIRECT at Henry Kissinger - he is the rasputin-like figure who was responsible - whipsering missinformation in pyschologically messed up Richard Nixon's ear.

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Ricringer2

09:20 PMJul 07 2009

I HOPE THIS SORRY BASTARD ROTS IN HELL. HE AND LBJ NOT ONLY WASTED THOUSANDS OF OUR GI'S, BUT PROBABLY HAD A HAND IN THE CONSPIRACY TO KILL JFK IN DALLAS. I HOPE EVERYONE GETS TO PISS ON THIS *******'S GRAVE

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RogDodger1

08:39 PMJul 07 2009

93,...lived a long life, a troubled one, but long. He did his best. Now, all his questions ar4e answered, he walks in the light. We do NOT speak ill of the dead. Maybe ignorant people do, but those of us - those who walk upright and pay attention to higher senient details, we do not speak ill of the dead, eh? Go in peace, Robert. You tried harder than many of the fools here who mock you.....

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TMoreau137

08:23 PMJul 07 2009

Really at least he served his nation. How many people would give up millions to work for OUR country? And remember he was part of a democratic administration. You bunch of tree huggers. I suggest you all grab a weapon and stand a line before you take shots at an American that tried to better his nation.

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Cross61roads

07:22 PMJul 06 2009

Louie71GP -- Why should liberals be upset Louie? McNamarra was a stinking ReepubliClown just like Rummy. One of your flock Louie.............

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Cross61roads

07:13 PMJul 06 2009

McNamarra was a registered REPUBLICAN????? Well I guess that answers a lot of questions doesn't it??????????? Mac and Rummy the two worst Sec Def's in American history were both Republicans...

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Kaydbud

06:37 PMJul 06 2009

He had no business handling the Vietnam war,showed pure evil in my opinion. Good riddance.

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NO2SNO

06:23 PMJul 06 2009

GING SIMS - McNamara was a full blooded Republican - not a Democrat. What matters is that no matter who was in power we couldn't win a war when our only successes were when we took the fight to the enemy. Most of the time we simply played defense - and our troops got picked off.

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Robert S. McNamara, the brainy Pentagon chief who directed the escalation of the Vietnam War despite private doubts the war was winnable or worth fighting, died Monday at 93.