Cambodia & Laos

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Lon Nol whipped up hatred of Vietnamese who lived there.

Video showed soldiers looting
Commander says soldiers were not looting

350 soldiers died during invasion of Cambodia
Pulled out after 60 days

FANK - Cambodia's U.S. paid army

Lon Nol ended monarchy and established a republic

Nixon doctrine - yes in Cambodia (no U.S. troops)
no in Vietnam (U.S. troops required)
in Laos, it had failed

Pol Pot - used Sihanouk's prestige to gain power

American bombing was used by Khmer Rouge to get the people/peasants to hate Americans and support their cause.  Shell shocked peasants would believe 

Secret U.S. bombing discovered in 1973, 4 years after Nixon had started it.

When Congress discovered it, they used that as one reason to impeach Nixon.
Military and Kissenger support Nixon's claim that he was protecting U.S. soldiers

Mistaken bombing forced U.S. to a bombing halt

1975 Phnompenh falls to Khmer Rouge

Film did have added footage, fortelling of the holocaust (see Accuracy in Media)































