Sam Rainsy:«សម្រាប់ ប្រធាន ចលនា តស៊ូ រំដោះ ប្រទេសជាតិ ការតស៊ូ ពីក្រៅប្រទេស ក្នុងរយៈពេល មួយ បណ្តោះអាសន្ន អាច ជាជម្រើស តែមួយគត់ ដើម្បី ធានា ជោគជ័យ នៅទីបញ្ចប់។» | "For the leader of a liberation movement, fighting from abroad for a period of time may be the only option to achieve final victory."

១៣ តុលា ២០១៦ / 13 October 2016

ខ្ញំុ នឹងវិល ត្រឡប់ មកប្រទេស កម្ពុជាវិញ ក្នុងពេល ណាមួយ សមស្រប ដូចកាល ពី៣ ដងមុន ក្រោយ ពីការ និរទេស របស់ខ្ញុំ ៣ដងមុន ក្នុងកាលៈទេសៈ ដូចគ្នា អញ្ចឹងដែរ ដែលតម្រូវ ឲ្យមាន ដំណោះស្រាយ នយោបាយមួយ ដោយជៀស មិនផុត។  «សម្រាប់ ប្រធាន ចលនា តស៊ូ រំដោះ ប្រទេសជាតិ ការតស៊ូ ពីក្រៅប្រទេស ក្នុងរយៈពេល មួយ បណ្តោះអាសន្ន អាច ជាជម្រើស តែមួយគត់ ដើម្បី ធានា ជោគជ័យ នៅទីបញ្ចប់។» (ដកស្រង់ ពីសុន្ទរកថា នៅទីក្រុង ឡូវែល សហរដ្ឋ អាមេរិក ថ្ងៃ ១៩ មិថុនា ២០១៦)

I will return to Cambodia in due course, i.e. like three times before, at the end of my three previous exiles following an inevitable political settlement. "For the leader of a liberation movement, fighting from abroad for a period of time may be the only option to achieve final victory." (Excerpt from a speech in Lowell, USA, 19 June 2016).

សម រង្ស៊ី / Sam Rainsy

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Theary Seng's commentary

Sam Rainsy's Unique Role

Unfortunately, in Cambodia at this moment in time, there's no other No. 1 man besides Sam Rainsy. Many, many, many courageous leaders I like and respect, but no other man comes remotely close to replacing Sam Rainsy as the chief of the democracy movement.

Hence, we need him alive; we need him to have the mobility and agility to do the work needed during this challenging time, be it overseas or inside the country. The strong and growing support of the international community, for example, did not come by chance but to a large degree due to his effective lobbying.

Courage is one important characteristic, which Sam Rainsy shares with countless Cambodians.

It would be laughable and easily dismissed as rubbish some of the comments calling him a "coward" if they didn't come from voices I normally thought normal. One only needs to review his political activities in darker periods to know how indeed laughable and rubbish these sentiments are.

Courage, yes! But this is the not the distinguishing trait. What makes Sam Rainsy stand out is his unique, rare combination of top leadership skills and qualifications, recognized not only within the limited Cambodian society but internationally.'

Let's keep perspective amid the seemingly overwhelming challenge before us.

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