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Pol Pot Part 3: Vietnam War, Cambodian Revolution

Real Dictators

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Operation Breakfast - A Mixed Blessing

In 1968, the United States will run 3,630 B-52 raids over 6 target areas. The number of civilian casualties is never accurately established but likely runs into the thousands. For Salat Sa and the Khmer Rouge, the raids are a mixed blessing. If the war had stopped in 1968, we would not be having this conversation.

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