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Why Did Kissinger Wage A Secret War On Cambodia?
Intent on disrupting North Vietnamese supply lines, Henry Kissinger and Richard Nixon authorized the secret bombing and invasion of neighboring Cambodia in 1969. The campaign set off a series of events that destabilized the nation—and paved the way for the Khmer Rouge's rise to power.
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