Proper noun
McNamara
A surname.
I just compared that with standard Leninist views on vanguard parties, which are about the same. About the only difference is that McNamara brought God in. Noam Chomsky
When it came to the Vietnam War, Mr. McNamara was an early advocate of escalation but came to realize the flaws in the American approach earlier than many of his colleagues. Yet in public, he continued to defend the war. Samantha Power
Afterwards, McNamara refused to press charges, making clear he knew on some level he deserved punishment. Source: Internet
Clemens said to Bob Costas on an MLB Network program concerning the 1986 postseason that McNamara decided to pull him despite Clemens wanting to pitch. Source: Internet
Dallek 1998, p. 494. At that time McNamara, reversing his position on the war, recommended that a cap of 525,000 be placed on the number of forces deployed and that the bombing be halted, since he could see no success. Source: Internet
Even the Special Forces who had been designed for it could not prevail." citation Even Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara concluded that "the achievement of a military victory by U.S. forces in Vietnam was indeed a dangerous illusion." Source: Internet