The Politics of Deception... A++:

It was a really well-written and incredibly detailed article. You can tell how much time and effort Shepard put into writing it. It was a little long for my tastes, put purely on a basis of content and its affect, I agree that he deserves an A+. The reasons for this, are due to how successfully he draws the reader into the work. He is not afraid to ask questions, sometimes even the difficult ones, in order to draw the reader into his work and make them consider intellectually the topics he discusses. Shepard has an excellent writing style. He introduces his thesis topics directly and goes on to present concrete examples as to why he believes as he does. He sticks to the topics unwaveringly and is all the more effective at conveying his ideas because of it. These are the reasons why, if I had any say in it, he would receive the highest of grades. He need only work on brevity.

As for why Spielberg does not direct movies on the topic of Vietnam, I do not believe it to be a deliberate choice so much as he must gravitate toward WWII. The same question could be asked about why he has not made a movie about any other war. Spielberg has long been considered a champion for the Jewish cause and a staple of Jewish power in hollywood. World War II exemplifies the case for Jewish liberation and hope for a better tomorrow that his followers would naturally wish to see. He makes them with a sense of patriotism to appeal to the overall American audience as well.