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Sep 14, 2014 · Vietnam launched an invasion of Cambodia in late December 1978 to remove Pol Pot. Two million Cambodians had died at the hands of his Khmer Rouge regime and Pol Pot's troops had conducted...
6 days ago · The political stalemate that developed among the four groups vying for power was broken in the late 1980s when international political pressure, an economic boycott of Cambodia led by the United States, and a reduction in aid from the Soviet Union contributed to Vietnam’s decision to withdraw its forces from Cambodia, which was completed in 1989.
Apr 16, 2015 · On April 17, 1975 – 40 years ago today – life as Ly knew it was shattered when her hometown, the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh, fell to the genocidal Khmer Rouge regime of the Communist Party...
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Nov 8, 2014 · Kissinger offered the following responses. At the height of the Vietnam War, it was North Vietnam that took the action to use Cambodian territory along the border with Vietnam as a strategic corridor to attack South Vietnamese and American soldiers. Many American soldiers were killed as a result.
Mar 2, 2010 · Some Cambodians fear that Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge forces will push back from their sanctuaries in Thailand to regain power, while others believe that the Vietnamese-trained army of Prime Minister Hun Sen will be able to hold the country.
U.S. Involvement in the Cambodian War and Genocide. US Bombing Points in Cambodia, 1965-73. (to enlarge click on image above; for an interactive map click CGEO) On the left sidebar you will find links to pages on the different phases of U.S. involvement in Cambodia.
This chapter traces the background context that led Vietnam to resort to force. What role, if any, did humanitarian considerations play in the decision to intervene? Next, I examine Vietnam's public justifications for its action.
