Could We Have Won Vietnam?

[andyfox]

None of this, however, answers my question, though, about documentation of the "bloodbath" that occurred in Vietnam after we left.

[ikestoys]

vietnam - its not well documented, it did happen

the Khmer rouge came to power through the help of the viet cong, other factors did play, but the support of the viet cong tipped the scales. Us leaving the SV to the viet cong allowed the viet cong to increase there influence in cambodia...

[Copernicus]

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None of this, however, answers my question, though, about documentation of the "bloodbath" that occurred in Vietnam after we left.

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lines 637 deal with post withdrawal democide in Vietnam and of Vietnamese outside of Vietnam

The chart is well documented with footnotes to sources.

The total domestic deaths from 1975-1987 are summarized on line 762

129,000 493,000 1,571,000 are the low mid and high estimates

the total foreign and domestic deaths during that period from line 764 :

346,000 1,040,000 2,438,000.


This is a description of the methodology and summary of the findings for all periods