Los Angeles Pierce College The Fog of War film Discussion

This discussion corresponds with our The Fog of War film

after watching the film answer the questions with information only from the film

prompt:

1. What is lesson 5 and how did McNamara relate this lesson to U.S. tactics against Japan? Do you think the U.S. committed war crimes? Is it’s possible to use ethics and morals in the way war is fought?
2. In lesson 1, McNamara talks about the importance of being able to “empathize with your enemy” and how this helped the U.S. avoid nuclear war over Cuba. Why was the U.S. not able to “empathize” with their North Vietnamese enemies and how did this lead to a war the U.S. could not win?
3. Do you see any parallels in the lessons McNamara shares from the Cold War era to our current War on Terror?
4. ask a question from the film about something you did not quite understand, or give a comment on something you found interesting from the film.