Robert McNamara/An Ethical Analysis

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An 8 page research paper that analyzes the remarks of Robert McNamara from an ethical perspective. The writer argues that the explanation for how leadership can go "terribly wrong" may be located not in errors in military tactics but rather in the ethical foundations that rationalize those tactics. This examination of leadership ethics draws on McNamara's observations in the documentary "The Fog of War," and discusses the morality of the Japanese firebombing during WWII, Vietnam and democratic imperialism. Bibliography lists 7 sources.