I was reading William Appleman Williams' _Empire as a Way of Life_ and Ike figures into his narrative in much the same way--as someone who saw the problems developing but didn't quite have the charisma to turn the tide. I don't have the citation here, but it is an interesting take on that period. Not having been alive then (or, honestly, read all that much about Ike) is this a really unfair characterization?
Just as a side note, John McCain is also a key figure in the film and says a lot of things the neo-Cons would cringe at--not that it makes him good, just better than them. The contractors are only part of the problem, of course, and it seems like Jarecki (the director) picks up on a lot of the themes that Chalmers Johnson does in _Sorrows of Empire_--namely that we're all implicated in one way or another with this war making culture. The contractors may be a big part of the problem, but since the contracts they fill are also one of the few consistent sources of US jobs, it becomes something we all benefit from--and in some cases, push legislators to approve.
It still isn't perfect, of course, but it is still something I think most US citizens would benefit from being reminded about. I thought it was supposed to get wider release here in the states. Is that the case or did it just end up making another round on the torrent sites (which is where I picked it up last summer or fall)?