Robert Strange McNamara
Robert Strange McNamara is the former Secretary of Defense for President John Fitzgerald Kennedy. He served as president of the World Bank (1968-1981). He is Honorary Trustee at the Aspen Institute, on the advisory committee for the Population Institute, was involved in the Pentagon Papers project, and is believed to be a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Khurram Husain wrote in the November/December 2003 issue of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists:
- "When Robert McNamara entered the Pentagon as defense secretary, he brought with him a clutch of youthful Rand analysts deeply steeped in studies of SAC vulnerability and counterforce. They came to be called the 'Whiz Kids'."
- Director Ex Officio, National Council on Science and the Environment
- Co-Chairperson Emeriti, Global Coalition for Africa
- Director, World Future Society [1]
- Council, Population Action International [2]
- Advisory Council, World Food Prize [3]
- Life Trustee, Urban Institute [4]
- Emeritis Member National Advisory Council, Reading is Fundamental [5]
- Founding Member, Earth Council Alliance [6]
- Advisory Council (2008), Technoserve [7]
His wife was Margaret McNamara.
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Former Secretary of Defense and president of the World Bank, Robert McNamara, "repentant Vietnam War architect ... breaks his silence on Iraq: The United States, he says, is making the same mistakes all over again."
- "'We're misusing our influence,' he said in a staccato voice that had lost none of its rapid-fire engagement. 'It's just wrong what we're doing. It's morally wrong, it's politically wrong, it's economically wrong.'" [1]
Resources and articles
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References
- ↑ Frequently Asked Questions, World Future Society, accessed September 1, 2007.
- ↑ Directors, Population Action International, accessed May 1, 2008.
- ↑ Council of Advisors, World Food Prize, accessed December 9, 2007.
- ↑ Trustees, Urban Institute, accessed August 29, 2008.
- ↑ National Advisory Council, Reading is Fundamental, accessed January 12, 2009.
- ↑ Founding Members, Earth Council Alliance, accessed December 18, 2009.
- ↑ 2007 Annual Report, Technoserve, accessed February 20, 2010.
External links
Publications
- Booksearch, Barnes & Noble.com.
Profiles
- Robert S. McNamara, Secretary of Defense Biographies, Defenselink.mil, accessed July 28, 2005.
- Robert Strange McNamara, Secretary of Defense, CNN Cold War Profile.
- Robert McNamara in the Wikipedia.
Articles & Commentary
- Khurram, Hussain, "Neocons: The men behind the curtain," Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, November/December 2003.
- Fred Kaplan, "The Evasions of Robert McNamara. What's true and what's a lie in The Fog of War?" Slate, December 19, 2003.
- Doug Saunders, "'It's Just Wrong What We're Doing'. In an exclusive interview, repentant Vietnam War architect Robert McNamara breaks his silence on Iraq: The United States, he says, is making the same mistakes all over again," Globe & Mail (Canada), January 25, 2004; posted on Veterans for Peace website.