Pol Pot Part 3: Vietnam War, Cambodian Revolution
Real Dictators
Pol Pot and Noradam Sienuk - The Countdown to Penon Pen
With Lon Nol out of office, cracks in the rebel leadership are beginning to show. Pol Pot knows that Sienuk's main pocket of support resides in Penon Pen. By disrupting them, Pol weakens his rival. If there is no one left in the city, there will be no intelligence to gather. At a stroke, Pol can cement his dominant position and close off the country from foreign scrutiny.
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