On April 13, 1975, on the eve of the fall of Cambodia and 17 days from the fall of South Vietnam on April 30, New York Times columnist Sydney Schanberg posted an article headlined “Indochina Without Americans: For Most a Better Life.”
The author’s point—typical of liberal journalists
during the Vietnam conflict and since—was that because of the
possibility of civilian casualties from American bombing, most
Cambodians would be better off under Communism.
But although there were occasionally some
collateral casualties connected to American bombing in Cambodia,
American bombers were bombing Khmer Rouge forces trying to overthrow the
Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh, not Cambodian villages. In fact, U.S.
policy emphatically stressed that the risk of collateral civilian
casualties should be minimized. My own combat experiences in Southeast
Asia confirmed that this policy was often stated and strictly enforced.
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Seems to be a sad day for democracy in Vietnam but I don't
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Brock, thought you might be interested:
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/vietnam/six-vietnamese-activists-sentenced-for-subversion-in-hanoi-trial-04052018164200.html
Thanks and at least the following is encouraging: .......more and more people are still willing to challenge the authorities, so this tactic of the government isn’t working to stop people calling for democracy,” he said.
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A student walked out without saying a word peacefully put up his sign which said “guns don’t kill people, people kill people” he was escorted off the property by the principal and threatened to be put into a police car.
ReplyDeleteThat's our democracy. I actually thought Vietnam had more
freedoms then is being displayed. What is their gov afraid
of??? that they might have independent thoughts.
that they might have independent thoughts.
DeleteJust like ours.