Oliver Stone is one of the few in Hollywood and in the United States who tells a honest story. But I am still of the opinion that the US has done more good than bad. However, I will concur that people tend to deify certain elements of US history without knowing all the facts. For example, WWII is described as the "good war." However, Allied troops committed more war crimes in WWII than were committed by US troops in Vietnam. US involvement in WWII was still a good thing, but we shouldn't think they were all beyond reproach. An "unjust" war is kinda an oxymoron. I'm sure, in 1938, Germans thought their war was just. However, let's take the most "unjust" war of recent memory. Vietnam. Why did the US get involved in Vietnam? Treaty obligation. Either the US could honor it's treaty with South Vietnam or betray South Vietnam and send assistance. You never read about that, but it's true. The US had to send help as part of its treaty with South Vietnam.
