I agree that Iraq will turn into a multi faction based civil war and will be a bloodbath but please can I double check something that Mike said (hopefully without side-tracking this thread):
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Originally Posted by mikeo80
I have a bad feeling that Iraq is going to turn into another Cambodia/Laos/Vietnam. When the US pulled out, we know of at least 2 MILLION dead in Cambodia. We have no clue how many in Laos or (South) Vietnam.
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I know that the US had troops unofficially operating in Laos but did the US ever have troops in Cambodia? I thought that the slaughter in Cambodia by the Khmer Rouge was unrelated to US involvement but I'm no expert here so please correct me if I'm wrong.