Recent admissions by Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara under the administration of President Lyndon B. Johnson revealed, Secretary McNamara knew the war in Viet Nam was not winnable, yet he continued to draft young men who were sent to fight and too often, were killed in combat.
If we could challange the Presidency of Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton, why is President Johnson and members of his Cabinet being ignored for violating the trust of the American people?
Would a civilian trial by jury or military tribunal as in Nurenburg (in which Robert McNamara would be charged with War Crimes, Crimes against the State and Crimes against Humanity) have any satisfying consequences?
Shoul we make those in government accountable for their decisions in ways other than the ballot box?
2006-06-25
09:01:26
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