McNamara, Clifford, and the Burdens of Vietnam 1965-1969

Download or read book McNamara, Clifford, and the Burdens of Vietnam 1965-1969 written by Edward J. Drea and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 752 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Overseeing the Vietnam War and contending with these complex policy issues taxed even McNamara's enormous energy and brilliant intellect as he struggled to manage DoD programs. His long-cherished cost-cutting programs fell by the wayside; his favored weapons systems were swept aside; his committed efforts to limit strategic arms faltered; and his reputation was permanently tarnished. McNamara, Clifford and the Burdens of Vietnam highlights the interaction of McNamara and Clifford with the White House, Congress, the JCS, the Department of State, and other federal agencies involved in policy formulation. The two secretaries increasingly found that the cost of winning the war became a morally prohibitive as the price of losing.