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- US afraid of Soviet Union communism influence on Southeast Asia - Resulted in Vietnam war. - America was willing to commit whatever resources were needed to incorporate it into the American Empire. - American military believed that Cambodian territory was providing a transportation route from North to South Vietnam and haven where North Vietnam established its headquarters. - Cambodia's use by North Vietnam was becoming a problem. - In 1969, President Richard Nixon and his National Security Advisor, Henry A. Kissinger, unleashed B-52 carpet bombing for over fourteen months against a people who still tilled the soil with water buffalo. - 3500 bombings resulted in 600,000 deaths. - Did not seek the necessary approval from Congress to bomb Cambodia. - Tried to keep it a secret from American public and Congress.
 * Notes**

__http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/uk/2000/newsmakers/1952981.stm http://www.cambodia.org/blogs/video/documentary/2007/04/bombing-of-cambodia-trials-of-henry.html http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/American_Empire/Nixon_Cambodia_LFE.html__ http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Zeroes/Henry_Kissinger.html

- Evidence shows that Kissinger sabotaged the 1968 the 1968 Vietnam peace talks which allowed the US involvement in the Vietnam war to drag on for another four years. Three million Vietnamese and 58,000 Americans were killed because of this. - Evidence that Kissinger personally persuaded Nixon to extend the war to Cambodia and Laos which led to another million civilian deaths. - "Operation Breakfast" - The raids killed 350,000 civilian in Laos and more than 600,000 in Cambodia.
 * Evidence**

- his actions were motivated and for global balance of power and national interest - war is ware; winning is the ultimate goal - Cambodia's use by North Vietnam was becoming a problem - American military believed taht Cambodian territory was providing a transportation route from North to South Vietnam and haven where North Vietnam was established its headquarter.
 * Defender's Arguements**