Show Aid For FOI Cambodia The United States is currently currently cur cur- re following a policy of denying significant military and d economic aid to the new ne newn i-Communist i Cambodian a ant n t Government THE REASON is the highly vocal opposition of Americans to the Vietnam war and the fear the nation will be dragged into another long l ng Asian conflict conflict conflict con con- in Cambodia A close look however shows that the Cambodian problem is unlike that in Vietnam TIlE THE VIETNAM war has always been a civil war Cambodia Cambodia Cambodia Cam Cam- bodia has been invaded by outsiders and U. U S. S observers on the scene have been almost al alI almost al- al most unanimous in agreeing t I that at the Cambodians will r given fight-given arms and other r forms of aid Th The ething United States has something some some- 1 r. r thing of a responsibility having having haying hav hay ing invaded Cambodian sanctuaries sanctuaries sanctuaries aries in May pushing many manyI of the enemy inland this I country nt likewise has from 0 the beginning supported the regime of Communist anti-Communist r premier Lon Nol happy to have seen the overthrow of i former ruler Price YET BECAUSE of domestic politics and the unpopularity of the Vietnamese war we weare weare weare are refusing to extend major aid to Lon Nol's In view of the fact that we weare weare weare are aiding various governments all allover over the world some of them highly questionable al allies allies allies al- al lies this excessive timidity toward friendly Cambodia Cambodia Cambodia Cam Cam- bodia is strikingly illogical THE LON NOL regime faces a hard fight to survive Timely American aid not in inthe inthe inthe the form of troops which should never be sent might enable the Communists anti-Communists to successfully defend their coun coun- try Already there has been too much delay unless sensible corrective action is soon forthcoming the only chance for the Lon Nol regime might have been forfeited |