The Fog of War

I just watched the surprisingly candid documentary, the Fog of War, about the Secretary of Defence, McNamara, during the Vietnamese war, and how he recognizes many mistakes that were made then. In one of the more genuine moments, he mentioned how after World War 2, General Curtis LeMay, who firebombed Tokyo and about 70 other cities in Japan, killing 100,000 civillians in one night, observed that if America had lost, they would have been tried as war criminals. McNamara added that why should it depend on who wins that determines whether something is immoral. He also notes the term Fog of War, is used to describe how war is such a complex, ruthless and incomprehensible event, that it is difficult to understand all the facets of it. Are we in a war where morality and justice is lost on us? I'm sure Rumsfeld would enjoy this movie, seeing he recycled and improved upon many of McNamara's mistakes.