They saw no future for the KPNLF. The Khmer Rouge. on the other hand. were proven military leaders. fighters who could go head to head with the Vietnamese. Both armies benefitted from American aid to refugees along the border. The Reagan administration continued the Carter policy although it has given greater political support to the KPNLF as it has grown in strength and influence. it was under the Reagan administration that China. the U.S.. and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) put unresistable pressure on Son Sann to join in a coalition with Sihanouk and the Khmer Rouge. Son Sann believes lie was promised military support from the U.S. in return for Joining this unholy alliance but that support never came.
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