Former US Defence Secretary McNamara dies

Former US Defence Secretary Robert McNamara - who was vilified for prosecuting the Vietnam War - died at home in Washington today aged 93.

Former US Defence Secretary McNamara dies
Mon, 06 Jul, 2009 - 17:41

Former US Defence Secretary Robert McNamara - who was vilified for prosecuting the Vietnam War - died at home in Washington today aged 93.

For all his healing efforts, Mr McNamara was fundamentally associated with the war, the country's most disastrous foreign venture and the only American war to end in abject withdrawal rather than victory.

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