And I do think he did a great job in Japan. Many Japanese thought so as well, which says something.
MacArthur himself admitted in his life that he was a sinful man, and looked to the Almighty for guidance.
I think too often others get carried away and make caricatures of those men who were historical figures. We merely need to look at the worship status people bestow on the likes of the Kennedys, Clintons, Presley, Beatles, etc. Too often it is the reporting or image making that is in overdrive that blurs the reality of what is.