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Robert McNamara:
What makes us omniscient? Have we a record of omniscience? We are the strongest nation in the world today. I do not believe we should ever apply that economic, political, or military power unilaterally. If we had followed that rule in Vietnam, we wouldn't have been there! None of our allies supported us; not Japan, not Germany, not Britain or France. If we can't persuade nations with comparable values of the merit of our cause, we'd better reexamine our reasoning
What makes us omniscient? Have we a record of omniscience? We are the strongest nation in the world today. I do not believe we should ever apply that economic, political, or military power unilaterally. If we had followed that rule in Vietnam, we wouldn't have been there! None of our allies supported us; not Japan, not Germany, not Britain or France. If we can't persuade nations with comparable values of the merit of our cause, we'd better reexamine our reasoning
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What makes us omniscient
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Have we a record of omniscience
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We are the strongest nation in the world today
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I do not believe we should ever
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apply that economic political or military power unilaterally
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If we had followed that rule in Vietnam
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we wouldn't have been there
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None of our allies supported us
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Not Japan not Germany not Britain or France
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If we can't persuade nations with comparable values
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of the merit of our cause
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we'd better reexamine our reasoning
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Movie Summary
The story of America as seen through the eyes of the former Secretary of Defense under President John F. Kennedy and President Lyndon B. Johnson, Robert McNamara.
