paintings in a sweet new interview with his own daughter which is going to be airing on the today show tomorrow morning. that is what the former president wants to be talking about. but history has a way of sneaking up on you. history has a way of shaking you awake just as you are trying to drift off to sleep. history does not let go. joining us now, errol morris. new documentary the unknown known is in theaters in new york and l.a. tonight. opening in additional cities tomorrow. mr. morris, thank you very much for being here. mr. morris, can you hear me? i can, indeed. oh, good. excellent. i was worried i was in space and nobody could hear me scream. i have to ask you about the contention that i made about your film that donald rumsfeld did not particularly want to feel like he needs to reckon with his own legacy from the bush administration.
served in the air force during world war ii. robert mcnamara reflects on war and morality and his own complicity as a human being and as a u.s. policymaker, and the film is both moving and in a way cathartic. we all make mistakes. we know we make mistakes. i don t know any military commander who is honest who would say he has not made a mistake. there s a wonderful phrase, the fog of war. what the fog of war means is war is so complex, it s beyond the ability of the human mind to comprehend all the variables. our judgment, our understanding, are not adequate. and we kill people unnecessarily. it s from the fog of war. the man who made that oscar winning film, erol morris has a new film out called the unknown known. he subjects donald rumsfeld to the same scrutiny as robert mcnamara from the fog of war but this film donald rumsfeld has no interests in scrutinizing himself. osama gets away and a confusion sets in. people began to think that saddam was connected wi
coming up again and people repeating what he said and forgetting to say that he never, almost never, rarely tells the truth. donald rumsfeld, former defense secretary as seen in the new erol morris film, the unknown known. it is amazing donald rumsfeld is denying not only that people believe there s a connection between iraq and al qaeda, but denying he had any role in propagating that idea. i mean, errol morris debunks it in that minute and a half long clip. proof of it is everywhere. this is donald rumsfeld in 2003, we do have solid evidence of the presence in iraq of al qaeda members. we have senior level contacts between iraq and al kay qaeda g back a decade. this is the transcript of donald rumsfeld speaking to the metro atlanta chamber of commerce, the evidence linking 9/11 in iraq
are not adequate. and we kill people unnecessarily. it s from the fog of war. the man who made that oscar winning film, erol morris has a new film out called the unknown known. he subjects donald rumsfeld to the same scrutiny as robert mcnamara from the fog of war but this film donald rumsfeld has no interests in scrutinizing himself. osama gets away and a confusion sets in. people began to think that saddam was connected with al qaeda and with 9/11. i don t think so. it was very clear that the direct planning for 9/11 was done by osama bin laden s people, al qaeda, and in afghanistan. i don t think the american people were confused about that.