Analysis Of The Film 'The Fog Of War'

“The Fog of War” documentary highlights the experiences of Robert McNamara as the U.S. Secretary of Defense during the presidencies of John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B Johnson. The film covers McNamara’s involvement in World War 2, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and the Vietnam War with regards to his position and the lessons he’s learned after being put into the century’s most conflicting situations. McNamara implements these lessons into the historical wartime occurrences in the U.S. he’s able to witness and thoroughly explains the actions (and the rationale behind these actions), taken by the U.S. towards nations overseas. The significance of the lessons he suggests in using when facing foreign policy issues pertain to skills and strategies that