Robert McNamara and the New American Gestapo

Americans have a habit of misunderstanding our enemies. What happens when the enemy is us?

In 1965, after nearly a decade of increasing U.S. involvement in Vietnam, Robert McNamara launched Operation Rolling Thunder, a years-long massive escalation of American military force intended to boost morale in South Vietnam, disrupt supply lines, signal American resolve, and, ultimately, force the North to give up support for the communist insurgency…