What do you think of Vietnam games?

[Deep N RedLand]

Something I noticed this weekend when I was looking for new pc games. There seems to be a preponderance of Vietnam shooters out there lately. While I like the WW II first-person shooter games, as I think that it was the only war that was both inevitable and necessary this country has fought, yet somehow a Vietnam games seems in poor taste. Since even today, the schism that conflict created in our country (much like the current one) is still fresh, so somehow I fail to see these games as exciting or portraying the war as heroic like WW II. Especially, as I noted, due to half the country divided down the middle with the current oil/empire-building wars, this doesn't seem to be the best time to capitalize on Vietnam.

I'm sure pro-war Neocons would disagree (one of my radical right co-workers loves these games), but how many of you who may play shooter games now would refuse to buy a Vietnam-based one and why?

This question also might include middle-east-based games. While I've only noticed a few and they seem mostly based on a Desert Storm or generic conflict, I'm almost certain there's Iraq-based ones out there I haven't noticed yet.

[LostInAnomie]

1. Can you actually win in the Vietnam games?

If so that would mean that they are science fiction.

It would be nice if they would show the pointlessness, and futility of trying to fight against a popular insurgency.