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Peter Arnett (writer)
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1980 (Canada) more
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A comprehensive history of the American stage of the Vietnam War.
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The Americans Did The Right Thing, The Communists F*cked the Country Up more (6 total)

Cast

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Richard Basehart ... Narrator (voice)
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Ellsworth Bunker ... Himself (US Ambassador to South Vietnam)
Clark Clifford ... Himself (Secretary of Defense)
William Colby ... Himself (CIA Director)
David Dellinger ... Himself (pacifist leader)
John Ehrlichman ... Himself (Nixon's senior domestic aide)
Daniel Ellsberg ... Himself
J. William Fulbright ... Himself (also archive footage) (as Sen. William Fulbright)
Doris Kearns Goodwin ... Herself (biographer of LBJ) (as Doris Kearns)
Alexander Haig ... Himself (Nixon's Chief of Staff) (as Gen. Alexander Haig)
David Harris ... Himself (husband of Joan Baez)
Brian Jenkins ... Himself (military analyst)
Robert Komer ... Himself
Melvin Laird ... Himself (Nixon's Secretary of Defense)
Henry Cabot Lodge ... Himself (US Ambassador to South Vietnam)
Eugene McCarthy ... Himself (presidential candidate) (also archive footage) (as Sen. Eugene McCarthy)
Jack McCloskey ... Himself (veteran, USMC)
Tom McClure ... Himself (veteran, US Army)
Tim O'Brien ... Himself (veteran, US Army)
Jerry Rubin ... Himself (peace activist)
Dean Rusk ... Himself (LBJ's Secretary of State) (also archive footage)
Arthur Schlesinger Jr. ... Himself (Kennedy advisor)
Maxwell Taylor ... Himself (US Ambassador to South Vietnam) (as Gen. Maxwell Taylor)
Nguyen Van Thieu ... Himself (President of South Vietnam) (also archive footage)
William C. Westmoreland ... Himself (also archive footage) (as Gen. William Westmoreland)
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3 out of 17 people found the following review useful.
The Americans Did The Right Thing, The Communists F*cked the Country Up, 3 February 2008
Author: Zando777 from United States

All The Americans did was try to protect the South Vietnamese from North Vietnamese, Communist Oppression. They gave them every opportunity to defend themselves, with considerable money and sacrifice. Sadly, the South was unable to take advantage of that assistance, and protect themselves. However, that was not the fault of the Americans, nor did it make the effort unworthy.

Today, Vietnam is turning to capitalism, and hopefully, they will eventually turn to democracy as well. However, there is no question that South Vietnam would have been far better off if it had never had to deal with Communist oppression in the first place.

Ultimately, is is sad that the South was not able to benefit from American assistance, and develop a viable non-communist government. But the Americans can not be blamed for this, and they certainly should not be blamed for trying to do the right thing. Few democracies would exist today, of course, if not for American assistance and intervention.

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