Leslie Gelb has a very good one-pager about Robert McNamara in this week's Time. It gives a sharp treatise on the difficulties of McNamara's approach. I highlight because the last paragraph is of contemporary relevance in linking Vietnam to Afghanistan:
"As long as we're there and willing to fight and die, we won't lose. But in the end, we can't win either unless we realize that it must be their war-a war for the South Vietnamese to fight for their freedom and a war for Afghans to fight for theirs. We can help, but it must be theirs."
Pertinent after the casualty toll this last week.
Full article at http://www.time.com/time/magazine/ar...909627,00.html
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