The Fog of War Comments

  • Hilbert 2022-03-26 09:01:14

    War is like the original sin of...

  • Nicholaus 2022-03-26 09:01:14

    Before watching it, I only thought that he was a cold digital elite, but when I watched the movie, I only saw an old man who was constantly self-reflecting. The matter of war is as complicated as the human...

  • Dereck 2022-03-25 09:01:23

    McLamara's self-cleaning work. But anyone who has read "The Best of the Best" probably won't have a good impression of this scholarly defense secretary who had a role in pulling the United States into the quagmire of the Vietnam...

  • Dorcas 2022-03-25 09:01:23

    narcissistic film by mcmanara...

  • Kristy 2022-03-25 09:01:23

    Heavy, full of wisdom, highly...

  • Hollie 2022-03-25 09:01:23

    The master's work is just the English version, so I don't understand it...

  • Cora 2022-03-25 09:01:23

    Uncle Mai is simply a legend, this is what a great...

  • Alessandra 2022-03-25 09:01:23

    Berkeley-Harvard-WWII-Ford-DoD-World...

  • Dillan 2022-03-25 09:01:23

    This is life at war, and even the soundtrack is written by the same person. McNamara had enough chicken thieves, first pushed the blame of the Vietnam War to LBJ and finally praised him again. Morris was pushing hard, but McNamara was too polite to offend...

  • Jacynthe 2022-03-25 09:01:23

    More than just the Vietnam...

Extended Reading
  • Dane 2022-03-20 08:01:25

    What is war?

    What is war?

    No one can give a definite answer.

    Through The Fog of War, we may get a glimpse of Robert McNamara's understanding of war from the thirteen lessons he gave. War is complex, changeable and cruel, as he himself said:

    There'sa wonder phrase: the for of war, it means that war is so complex...

  • Emma 2022-03-20 08:01:25

    eleven lessons

    Just finished watching the documentary "the fog of war" that knocked down Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 911.

    In fact, it is a set of interview films, and the object is Melanama. He served in the U.S. Air Force during World War II and participated in the bombing of Japan; served as Secretary of Defense...

The Fog of War quotes

  • [first lines]

    [Per contact at the Errol Morris Foundation, the date is 8/5/1964, and the clip is from Press Conference on The Gulf of Tonkin Incident, National Archives #111-LC-48220]

    Robert McNamara: [archival footage from the press conference on the Gulf of Tonkin Incident, 5 August 1964] Is this chart at a reasonable height for you? Or do you want it lowered? All right. Earlier tonight - first let me ask the TV, are you ready? All set?

  • Robert McNamara: One of the lessons I learnt early on, was never say never... never, never, never... never say never. And secondly, never answer the question that is asked of you. Answer the question that you wished that was asked of you and quite frankly I follow that rule, it's a really good rule.