edulus
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Post by edulus on Sept 16, 2012 16:20:42 GMT 2
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Post by switch on Sept 17, 2012 9:17:59 GMT 2
Thank you for sharing, Edulus. The parabol of Sun Tzu's infamous training regime concerning discipline was a good choice I think for starting the show.
I'm trying to find a youtube or something of that scene from wallstreet where douglas tells charlie sheen about his business strategy being largely defined by what he read from The Art of War.
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Post by waywardone on Sept 17, 2012 10:45:42 GMT 2
Talking about what needs to be done in anything but the past tense = beta.
tl;dr = I own you.
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edulus
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Post by edulus on Sept 17, 2012 14:23:18 GMT 2
Now watch The Fog of War with Robert McNamara.
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Post by switch on Sept 17, 2012 19:21:18 GMT 2
The McNamara-Morris movie is excellent, although, it contains several inaccuracies. McNamara was certainly willing to distort or ignore aspects of history that did not suit his political or ideological agenda. There are also important omissions: For example, McNamara refused to comment on the destruction of the USS Liberty. The truth about the Gulf of Tonkin is only partially explored. The disastrous escalation in Vietnam during the Johnson administration is covered in only a few soundbites. McNamara's enormous influence in accelerating the cold war during the Kennedy administration is marginalized by sentimentality. The quotes of Kruschev and the burial of Kennedy are evocative words and scenes. It is not mentioned that the EXCOM was aware of nuclear weapons being on Cuba and that RFK and other members of the NSC, including the President, were involved in plotting the assassination of Castro. In, fact, McNamara denies his knowledge of this. To his credit, he promoted nonproliferation and denuclearization to the end. See also his interview with Harry Kreisler: |
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