ABSTRACT
Vietnamese officials and representatives of its client government in Phnom Penh expressed some flexibility regarding a compromise political settlement of the Cambodian conflict. In Cambodia, humanitarian concerns for the well-being of the Cambodian people prompt the United States to press for international and other measures that would curb the power of the Khmer Rouge as the United States and other nations continue to urge a complete Vietnamese withdrawal. US policy faces dilemmas in Cambodia. US policy dealt with the competing pressures by adopting a low posture that followed the lead of Association of Southeast Asian Nations. US policy is particularly sensitive because of the deep impact which the Vietnam War has had on American society and on the lives of several million US servicemen and their families. The chapter also presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in this book.
