I kind of agree with you on a lot of conversions of key recent events into feature films (vs. documentaries). Why does Joe have to have an "endgame"? He goes where the interesting roles are, but there is nothing ideologically pure about him.

Exploring the relationships among Dick Cheney, the Bush family, the Pentagon, the CIA, and Halliburton would be major way of exploring US government corruption in recent decades and understanding US involvement in the Middle East.