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I'm Vietnamese so I'm obviously biased, but what option did they have? If they left immediately, Khmer Rouge would be back in no time and the cycle would begin
by xuki 1y ago
I'm Vietnamese so I'm obviously biased, but what option did they have? If they left immediately, Khmer Rouge would be back in no time and the cycle would begin again. I don't think the politburo enjoyed occupying Cambodia, as Vietnam was severely punished by the international community for the occupation. It probably pushed back Vietnam's development 10-20 years.
- gedy 1y agoI'm not saying there were great alternatives or that it was it was even wrong, just that it's incorrect/naive to call the (then) North Vietnamese gov't "freedom fighters" motivated primarily by anti-colonialism. For sure the propaganda to everyday citizens and soldiers was that it was, but it's pretty clear that was just propaganda at this point.