Yes, Doug, the USA did commit atrocities in Vietnam...but for me to say that is in no way to accuse every single American serviceman or officer who was there of committing atrocities. The majority of individual German soldiers did not commit atrocities in WWII either...they just fought battles against other soldiers most of the time, which is what a soldier must do when he's in a war.

So for me to say that the USA committed atrocities in Vietnam is not to condemn all Americans who were involved there, and I'm surprised you would interpret it in that light.

The Vietnamese forces also committed atrocities. Atrocities of one sort or another were pretty widespread in the Vietnam war...as they were in WWII as well. Matter of fact, the whole stupid war was an atrocity if you want to look at it in a truly moral sense.

People who are in favour of wars on other people's soil should be put right in the front line with a gun in their hands, regardless of how old and rich they are, and see how they like it seeing other people get blown apart in front of them. If this was required of all the financial and military leaders who launch wars, then I think you would soon see an end to war on this planet.