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Again according to Wikipedia, the Khmer Rouge were initially supported by the North Vietnamese and Chinese, only turning against the former later on. The USA ap
by nickff 5y ago
Again according to Wikipedia, the Khmer Rouge were initially supported by the North Vietnamese and Chinese, only turning against the former later on. The USA appears to have opposed the Khmer Rouge until they were largely a spent force. Given the articles on the subject, and my understanding of the political situation at the time, I find it hard to believe that the USA abetted any Khmer Rouge activity.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambodian_Civil_War https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambodian_Civil_War
- wnkrshm 5y agoThe article you cited ends with the victory of the Khmer Rouge in 1975. It deals with the events before the Khmer Rouge rule of terror, which lasted until 1979. In terms of support, it seems you can even quote Kissinger on it: "You should tell the Cambodians that we will be friends with them. They are murderous thugs but we won't let that stand in our way." "The Thais and the Chinese did not want a Vietnamese-dominated Indochina. We didn't want the Vietnamese to dominate. I don't believe we did anything for Pol Pot. But I suspect we closed our eyes when some others did something for Pol Pot." (Edit, others meaning China in the context) [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allegations_of_United_States_support_for_the_Khmer_Rouge#U.S._diplomatic_support https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allegations_of_United_States_s...