What are the 11 lessons that McNamara mentions in the film?

McNamara reflects on both the good and bad, that director Errol Morris parcels out in the format of 11 life lessons.

• EMPATHIZE WITH YOUR ENEMY.
• RATIONALITY WILL NOT SAVE US.
• THERE’S SOMETHING BEYOND ONE’S SELF.
• MAXIMIZE EFFICIENCY.
• PROPORTIONALITY SHOULD BE A GUIDELINE IN WAR.
• GET THE DATA.

How many lessons are in the fog of war?

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It is divided into eleven sections based upon “lessons” Morris derived from his interviews with McNamara, as well as the eleven lessons presented at the end of McNamara’s 1995 book, In Retrospect: The Tragedy and Lessons of Vietnam (written with Brian VanDeMark).

What is the message of the fog of war?

The fog of war (German: Nebel des Krieges) is the uncertainty in situational awareness experienced by participants in military operations. The term seeks to capture the uncertainty regarding one’s own capability, adversary capability, and adversary intent during an engagement, operation, or campaign.

What did McNamara teach 1992?

Current Issue. We were sitting next to McNamara in January 1992 when he learned from Russian General Anatoly Gribkov about the possibility of a nuclear attack on an invading US force in Cuba, a force that would not initially have been equipped with nuclear weapons.

Where does the term fog of war come from?

In the 19th century the Prussian military genius Carl von Clausewitz coined the term the ‘fog of war’, to describe the uncertainty commanders face in battle.

What is the most important lesson from fog of war?

1. Empathize with your enemy. McNamara stated this several times and kept coming back to this basic theme throughout the documentary. His prime example was the October 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, when Tommy Thompson, a former U.S. ambassador to the U.S.S.R.

Is fog of war on Netflix?

Rent The Fog of War (2003) on DVD and Blu-ray – DVD Netflix.

What does the fog represent in enemy?

Elucidate. The fog which appears soon before the American soldier shows up, symbolises Sadao and Hana’s predicament and the the lack of clarity concerning what they should do with the man on the beach. It might also symbolize secrecy.

What does McNamara mean by empathize with your enemy?

Empathy, for McNamara, was a strategic weapon of the Cold War. It was one of their ways of beating the Russians. If you understand your enemy better than they understand you, then you are more likely to be victorious.

What was McNamara’s message regarding nuclear weapons?

Basically, he said, ‘If you’ll guarantee you won’t invade Cuba, we’ll take the missiles out’. Then before we could respond we had a second message that had been dictated by a bunch of hardliners.