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Flacker · 01-06-2016, 10:57 AM

I would recommend "The Fog of War", a documentary by Errol Morris, that presents 11 "life lessons" from Robert McNamara. Enlightening discussion of the need to drop the nukes, as he was a statistician with the USAF during WWII, and directly disagreed with LeMay's tactics. This is ironic as his statistical analysis, is actually what justified using the B-29s at a lower altitude, dropping incendiary bombs and torching Japan's cities.

Japan was in smoldering ruins before Hiroshima/Nagasaki.

McNamara also states that had the allies not won WWII, he would have fully expected that US officials would have been convicted of war crimes, for both the fire bombings, and Hiroshima/Nagasaki

01-06-2016, 10:57 AM	#96
Flacker Powerplay Quarterback Join Date: Apr 2006 Exp:	I would recommend "The Fog of War", a documentary by Errol Morris, that presents 11 "life lessons" from Robert McNamara. Enlightening discussion of the need to drop the nukes, as he was a statistician with the USAF during WWII, and directly disagreed with LeMay's tactics. This is ironic as his statistical analysis, is actually what justified using the B-29s at a lower altitude, dropping incendiary bombs and torching Japan's cities. Japan was in smoldering ruins before Hiroshima/Nagasaki. McNamara also states that had the allies not won WWII, he would have fully expected that US officials would have been convicted of war crimes, for both the fire bombings, and Hiroshima/Nagasaki Last edited by Flacker; 01-06-2016 at 11:15 AM. Reason: Added war crimes piece