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The Fog of War is a great documentary about McNamara. The whole thing is on Youtube, and it's extremely interesting.

Part 1:

McNamara's 11 lessons from the film:

1. Empathize with your enemy
2. Rationality will not save us
3. There's something beyond one's self
4. Maximize efficiency
5. Proportionality should be a guideline in war
6. Get the data
7. Belief and seeing are often both wrong
8. Be prepared to reexamine your reasoning
9. In order to do good, you may have to engage in evil
10. Never say never
11. You can't change human nature