Vietnam War architect Robert McNamara dies at 93

By ANNE GEARAN, AP National Security Writer
1 hr 5 mins ago

WASHINGTON – Robert S. McNamara, the brainy Pentagon chief who directed the escalation of the Vietnam War despite private doubts the war was winnable or worth fighting, died Monday at 93.

McNamara revealed his misgivings three decades after the American defeat that some called "McNamara's war."