Both Communist China and Communist Vietnam trying to export communism to Thailand are equally unacceptable.
We support Khmer Rouge for our survival against Communist VN.
We cannot wait until VN show true intention and invaded Bangkok.
If you ask us to prove deed, its too late. Our (romor) intelligence report is that VN general Pham Van Dung said that Bangkok can be taken within 2 hours at Hanoi.
VN withdrawal from Cambodia was not without our effort. In fact, we are No.1 efford to try international community to ask VN to withdraw.
The real reason VN withdraw is that we became rich. We bought F16 fighters, lots of them, and other military gears. VN initially better armed because US left her a lot of weapons. Seeing our well equipped army, and fighting endless
guerrilla warfare with Khmer Rouge whose base is inside our territory. VN economy became leaky.
In final, we didn't want to destroy VN. We just save ourself and Cambodia, our ancient allies, and perhaps our long lost relative.
This is a Romor statement.
Our great General Chawalit Yongjaiyuth:
We 8 generals went to VN during Cambodia years. We met with high level VN generals, many of them vs just 8 of us. When meeting starts VN generals talk for 1 hours I don't understand the language. Translator translate and told us. All those VN general said was to condemn us for 1 hour. I said just only 5 mins.
Original text: What the general said.
ต้องขอขอบคุณสิ่งที่ท่านพูดมานี้ ท่านยังไม่รู้ความจริง ท่านจะรู้ความจริงในวันหน้า ผมบอกว่าที่เป็นที่รู้กันในประวัติศาสตร์ว่า เมื่อใดในภูมิภาคนี้ ถ้าไทยกับเวียดนามขัดแย้งกัน ภูมิภาคนี้หาความสงบสุขไม่ได้ แต่ถ้าเมื่อใดไทยและเวียดนามมีความเข้าใจกัน ภูมิภาคนี้จะมีความเจริญก้าวหน้าและสงบสุข ศัตรูที่ร้ายกาจมีอยู่ตัวหนึ่ง แล้วผมก็หยุดพูด นายพลข้างหลังลุกขึ้นเลย คงอยากให้ผมพูดว่าจักรวรรดินิยมอเมริกัน แต่ไม่ใช่ ผมหยุดสักนิด แล้วผมก็พุดว่าศัตรูตัวนั้นคือความยากจน เท่านั้นครับตบมือกันหมด
I translate:
"Thankyou for your speech. You still do not know the truth. You will know the truth in the future. I can tell you it is well known in the history that in this region, when ever Thai and Vietnam are in conflict, this region cannot find peace and happiness. Whenever Thai and Vietnam understand each others, this region will be in peace and prosper. There is 1 arch enemy......"
A Vn General in the back seat stand up. Perhaps he want me to say "US empirialism" but no. I stop a bit. I said. "The enemy is poorness." Everybody clapped his hands.
Because Thailand has found the arch enemy, which is the poorness. We fought war against poorness, and the communism just die away. When people stomach are full, they do not want to wage a war with the government, thus ending the resistant. For VN, we change Cambodia from battle field into trading market.
Changing battle filed into Trading market. An election slogan listen by Young me. It is this shining light. The light of wealth, peace and prosperity, that changed VN from foe to friend. VN withdrawal is because she wanted to be in peace and get rich.
General had identified the true and correct enemy. "The arch enemy is poorness".