WHY VIETNAM INVADED CAMBODIA: Political Culture and the Causes of War (Stephen J. Morris, Stanford University Press, 1999)
Chap. 1 - Roots of a Conflict: The Vietnamese Communists and the Cambodians, 1930-70
Vietnam's unification made it an overwhelmingly powerful neighbor and ominous threat to the very survival of Cambodia.
... After 1830, Vietnamese influence increased, culminating in a policy
of partial annexation of Cambodia between 1835 and 1845. Cambodia,
having lost it's independence, had withered to the status of a
"protectorate" of its neighbor.
Dear Khmers,
ReplyDeleteLet's stop wasting our time and resources dealing with Hun Sen.
To solve Khmer problems, prosecute Hanoi
key leaders.