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Sadly Over-hyped

It's an amazing and heartbreaking story.

This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.

These army vets... Or at least the one that wrote a review bitched about the bias... There was no bias. It simply showed the utterly derisive attitude the U.S. troops showed towards these people. Beasts with weapons that killed civilians with every tool of war possible. tortured and raped children and women. How is that bias? Are we supposed to defend such behavior? Even if Vietnam was in a control struggle, even being oppressed——all we did was come in and make it much, MUCH WORSE.You want a non-bias document of the war? It'll be just as bad or worse than this. Killing people is inexcusable, especially the innocent on their own land and in their homes. Go make excuses for your demonic actions somewhere else. Like hell.

I must say as a Vietnam Veteran who has been back to Vietnam three times since the war that I was not able to get through such one sided propaganda. It shows only one side of the the conflict. It portrays the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong as freedom fighters but fails to mention that they had no broad support among the people of South Vietnam. Americans are portrayed as abject villains. Today South Vietnam is ruled almost entirely by Communists from the North. The country has made great strides since the fall of the Soviet Union and I am pleased to say that it is much better than it was 20 years ago. But it still is a police state and the people of South Vietnam fear the government over which they have no control. Compare Vietnam of today with South Korea where our efforts were successful and there is a vibrant, prosperous democracy. If you are interested in the truth, this is not for you.

A pastiche of interviews, clips from soldiers and shown in segments this documentary is sometimes shown on link TV or free speech TV (FSTV.com). It is informative and disturbing. A factual account of the My Lai massacre and weapons of destruction that were used on innocent villagers during the Vietnam war.Some interviews with soldiers who were there includes a surgeon who explains how he was instructed to "win the hearts and minds of the Vietnamese" by helping them with skin infections, and gaining their trust, so later attacks would be minimized. The psychology behind it, he said, was so disturbing he ended up resigning and faced court martial.Martin Sheen narrates here and is a voice of reason, as the film questions what was actually accomplished in Vietnam. Some scenes are graphic as soldiers describe white phosphorous, nicknamed "willie-pete" which burns the skin from inside out, invented by Union Carbide. The documentary states that these chemicals are still being used today.Anyone who enjoys this documentary will also enjoy Robert S. McNamara's "The Fog of War" which describes the military strategy of that time. "Winter Soldiers" is another excellent factual documentary on this disturbing era. 10/10. Very highly recommended and should be a must for all high school students to learn.

This documentary is a very cogent presentation, relevant to today as much as to then. Claiborn makes a judicious use of flashback news segments, unlike some documentaries that I have watched, which overuse such clips and segments. An interesting account of the Viet Nam war, very informative, like the news you never got but wish you did! It has the feel of really being there; the filmmaker Claiborn must have spent much time there gathering information and a film library from which to cull shots... And the choice of Martin Sheen for narrator works well as a recognized voice, adds to the feel of an authoritative account of events.