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Dear Stuart,

Either provide more hours in the day or stop linking to so much interesting stuff.

Sincerely,

Michael

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Regarding the piece on Kissinger, all I will note is that our tour guide here in Siem Reap was talking about this issue of the US bombing with us just the other day. He explained how Sihanouk was allowing the North Vietnamese access to South Vietnam through Cambodia, violating a treaty that Cambodia had signed saying they wouldn't do that very thing. And when the US pressed him on it, providing proof it was happening, Sihanouk denied it, let it continue, and left the US with the option of letting North Vietnamese keep coming through -- or bombing.

And I have to wonder why that Intercept piece makes no mention of that part of the story. Make no mistake, I'm no fan of much of US policy in SEA or anywhere else. But I think an honest accounting serves everyone better.

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