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Originally Posted by TSGracchus
That wasn't the question. The question was whether the Khmer Rouge would even have existed absent U.S. intervention. In other words, if there had never been a U.S. presence to maintain, not if it had been maintained.
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Yes, they would probably have still existed. We dont have any problem with them winning elections in Cambodia. It was the resulting authoritarian and abusive practices that they subsequently employed. With the US present, that would not have happened. In fact, they might even have gone out of power quickly when not able to coerce the people. The same thing goes with Iraq. As long as the people have some basic level of security, they choose more freedom.