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Cambodian Vietnamese War Quotes

“There can be no easy reconciliations, only complicated truths, told without shame. The murderers among us would have us believe that history is slippery and unknowable. Insisting otherwise is an act of defense... But the past never goes away. The fear and pain are still there, buried in our brains like mines. It is better to defuse them than to leave them entombed, quietly, waiting for a single misstep. That is why I am telling my story.”

History Trauma Refugee Cambodian Vietnamese War

Book:Slow Noodles: A Cambodian Memoir of Love, Loss, and Family Recipes

Source: Slow Noodles: A Cambodian Memoir of Love, Loss, and Family Recipes

“As a Nobel Peace laureate, I, like most people, agonize over the use of force. But when it comes to rescuing an innocent people from tyranny or genocide, I've never questioned the justification for resorting to force. That's why I supported Vietnam's 1978 invasion of Cambodia, which ended Pol Pot's regime, and Tanzania's invasion of Uganda in 1979, to oust Idi Amin. In both cases, those countries acted without U.N. or international approval—and in both cases they were right to do so.”

Source: A Matter of Principle: Humanitarian Arguments for War in Iraq