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The General truly was one of a kind

By Todd Boyd
Special to Page 2

Monday, February 18, 2008

One of my favorite documentaries is the Oscar-winning Errol Morris film from 2003, "The Fog of War." The film features former Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara reminiscing about all the lessons he learned from the Vietnam War, now that he is in the twilight of his life. McNamara arrives at his conclusions because he now is far removed from what he calls "the fog of war." What he means is, in the heat of battle, things might appear to be one way -- but in the aftermath, with the aid of objecti ...

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