Fog Of War Analysis

In the “fog of war”, war is seen through the eyes of McNamara. McNamara explains the tasks taken during war. In lesson 4 McNamara said “Lemay said, ‘If we’d lost the war, we’d all have been prosecuted as war criminals.’ And I think he’s right, He and I’d say I, we're behaving as war criminals.” (Fog of war) Both Lemay and McNamara knew the devastating consequences of firebombing most of Japan. All the innocent civilians killed were just another number in McNamara calculations. McNamara continuously implies that other actions taken would have been better. He claims that the actions taken during the war were to end the war. Instead millions of civilians were killed.Villages and cities were destroyed. Lemay had his own appoarch and paid very little attention to any advice given. There objective was to win the war, because then their actions would be justified.
Lt. Calley proved through his actions, to be a war criminal. Lt. Calley seeked power and respect ; he especially wanted respect from Captain Medina. Kenneth hodges said, “If you train him to be a soldier, you train him to kill and follow orders.”(My Lai). There comes a point where a soldier's conscience and sense of …show more content…
I wouldn't call war evil. The actions that take place in war and in the reasoning behind those actions are usually selfish and unecessary. Tim O'Brien tells of the horrors after the war. He was left in a depressive state where he has constant memories of Vietnam. The evil that took place destroyed many lives. The images and the thoughts forever hunting their mind is an evil in itself.” The fog of war” accountants how commanders and those “in charge” can be wrong. The consequences are millions of innocent lives being slaughtered; Sons,husbands and fathers being stripped from their families to fight a war that they don't approve of. The “Vietnam in me”, “the fog of war”, and “My lai” are insights to the evil that can occur during