Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Fog of War

Date assigned
Wednesday, May 30


Assignment
Watch an excerpt from Fog of War, the documentary about former Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara.

Part 1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Pg4EtrC9wk&safe=active (start watching 12 seconds in)
Part 2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OheKZXRr3w8&safe=active (watch the first 3 minutes and 15 seconds only)

Then write 1 page answering the following questions from the film:

1) "In order to win a war, should you kill 100,000 people in a single night?"

2) "What makes it immoral if you lose, but not immoral if you win?"


Due date
Wednesday, May 30, end of class

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