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I was bewildered by David S. Broder's July 9 column, "Two Bad Exit Strategies," highlighting the resignations 40 years apart of Defense Secretary Robert McNamara and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. The latter's resignation is mere political gossip.
Having served as an American Medical Association volunteer physician in 1967 in Phan Rang treating South Vietnamese civilians, I saw some of the impact of the war policies conducted by Mr. McNamara.
I endorse Mr. Broder's comparison of resignations by Secretary of State Colin L. Powell and Mr. McNamara. These two are the most tragic American leaders of the past 45 years. Each could have made an enormous contribution by publicly expressing their reservations about the Vietnam and Iraq wars and maybe would have saved many lives.
HARVEY SLOANE
Washington
