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Especially considering that the US began arming the "Khmer Rouge" in 1979, and then began heavily arming them a few years later.
by feedforward 2y ago
Especially considering that the US began arming the "Khmer Rouge" in 1979, and then began heavily arming them a few years later.
- sofixa 2y agoAnd supported them until long after the Vietnamese put an end to their genocidal regime. The US, alongside China, voted for the Khmer Rouge to keep the UN seet until 1993, 14 years after they were removed. Hilariously the Wikipedia article is titled "Allegations of US support for the Khmer Rouge" even if it describes factual US support (in the UN), and a bunch of "allegations" based on internal reports confirming them. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allegations_of_United_States_support_for_the_Khmer_Rouge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allegations_of_United_States_s...