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...advantage enjoyed by the Khmer Rouge is their ability to make tactical retreats into Thailand, where they rest and regroup???much to the discomfiture of the neutral Thais. Some 30,000 Khmer Rouge and their supporters crossed into Thailand last month during a Vietnamese offensive, and reportedly have since returned to Cambodia, presumably having hidden their arms there. One obvious danger is that Hanoi might risk a direct attack into Thailand. Said a top Western diplomatic observer in Bangkok last week: "The war can easily spill over into Thailand. Hanoi wants very badly to get rid of the Khmer Rouge...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Deathwatch: Cambodia | 11/12/1979 | See Source »

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