Podcast
Behind the Bastards
The book's central argument was that key members of the Johnson administration, like Robert McNamara, were motivated by a belief that the US would lose the Cold War and were purposely weakening the US defenses.
The thesis of this book is that key members of the Johnson administration, in particular Defense Secretary Robert McNamara, had actively sought to weaken and impair the defenses of the United States,...
— Episode: Part One: Phyllis Schlafly: The Mother o...
Episode: Part One: Phyllis Schlafly: The Mother of all Cult...
The book's central argument was that key members of the Johnson administration, like Robert McNamara, were motivated by a belief that the US would lose the Cold War and were purposely weakening the US defenses.
The thesis of this book is that key members of the Johnson administration, in particular Defense Secretary Robert McNamara, had actively sought to weaken and impair the defenses of the United States, motivated by a belief that the cause of freedom was doomed, that the Soviet Union would surely win the Cold War, and that preparing for the eventual inevitable surrender was the best means for survival.
regardless of the validity of that position, the information used to make the case bears examination. Schlafly and Ward walk the reader through a panorama of Johnson administration defense and foreign policy positions, compellingly outlining a defensive disaster.