Just read the CNN comment policy and it stated that the blog may or may not appear on this blog. That is fine. Just wanted you to know how the regular American people feel about different issues that are presented to CNN and how it affects our lives. My husband has talked about Mr McNamara for 35 years and I thought I needed to get this off my chest, (so to speak). You are a young man and do not know exactly what went on during this time period. We do. Just to give you a different perspective on the Amercan way of life from the regular folks... PS...my daughter, who is 31 years old thinks you are a hottie..whatever that means. Didn't even know that she watches CNN.

McNamara correctly identified the Military Industrial Complex and the might of that giant ship and how almost unstoppable it is. McNamara was appointed as Sec Def in the usual goal of reorganizing that bloated bureaucracy. But like so many, he got sucked in the vortex. DoD, the Pentagon is like quick sand. If you fight too hard you will be pulled under and if your are lucky, you might actually escape with your life. But once entered, you must tread lightly and carefully in an attempt to "walk away", but this almost obviates any possibility of changing the environment itself.