In 1967, I was a Hong Kong-based correspondent for the WSJ and spent much in Vietnam. During an interview with McNamara in the Pentagon that year, I asked how the latest (of many) "pacification programs" was faring. He said (truthfully) that we could have 50 new programs a day, but that didn't mean anything useful would be accomplished.
Good to hear from you Bob. McN knew and couldn’t and wouldn’t go public. Big prices paid.
In 1967, I was a Hong Kong-based correspondent for the WSJ and spent much in Vietnam. During an interview with McNamara in the Pentagon that year, I asked how the latest (of many) "pacification programs" was faring. He said (truthfully) that we could have 50 new programs a day, but that didn't mean anything useful would be accomplished.
Thank you.