U.S Secretary of State answering questions from Cambodian students during her visit to Cambodia on 1st November 2010.By Khmerization
Source: RFA
The U.S has this week said that it will not take side in relation to the Cambodian-Thai border conflict that has turned deadly. However, it has asked Indonesia, which is the current chair of Asean, to help resolve the dispute.
The ICJ has on 18th July ordered Cambodia and Thailand to withdraw troops from the disputed area. And Indonesia was tasked to help facilitate the withdrawal by sending observers to verify the withdrawal. Cambodia has said it will withdraw troops after Indonesian observers arrived in the area. However, Thailand has said that it will not allow Indonesian troops into the disputed area until Cambodia withdraws troops first.
There are reports that Cambodia has just withdrawn one brigade of troops from the disputed area on Wednesday 27th July and is waiting for the Thai side to reciprocate before making any further withdrawals.
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អាមេរិកប្រកាសមិនលូកដៃចូលក្នុងជម្លោះព្រំដែនខ្មែរ-ថៃ
2011-07-27
សហរដ្ឋអាមេរិកនៅសប្ដាហ៍នេះ បានស្នើសុំឲ្យប្រទេសឥណ្ឌូណេស៊ី ដើរតួនាទីស្នូលក្នុងការដោះស្រាយវិបត្តិព្រំដែនខ្មែរ និងថៃ។
RFA/Uon Chhin
រដ្ឋមន្ត្រីក្រសួងការបរទេសសហរដ្ឋអាមេរិក លោកស្រី ហ៊ីលឡារី គ្លិនតុន (Hillary Clinton) ថ្លែងទៅកាន់យុវជនកម្ពុជា នៅសាលមហោស្រពចតុមុខ រាជធានីភ្នំពេញ កាលពីថ្ងៃទី១ ខែវិច្ឆិកា ឆ្នាំ២០១០។
បច្ចុប្បន្ននេះរដ្ឋាភិបាលកម្ពុជា និងរដ្ឋាភិបាលចាំផ្ទះថៃ បានសម្ដែងភាពផ្ទុយគ្នាទាក់ទងទៅនឹងការដកកងទ័ពចេញពីតំបន់គ្មានយោធា ដែលបានកំណត់ដោយតុលាការយុត្តិធម៌អន្តរជាតិ។
ភាពផ្ទុយគ្នា គឺកម្ពុជាចង់ឲ្យមានអ្នកសង្កេតការណ៍ឥណ្ឌូណេស៊ី នៅតំបន់គ្មានយោធា មុនកម្ពុជាដកកងទ័ពខ្លួន ប៉ុន្តែថៃចង់ឲ្យមានការចរចាទ្វេភាគីមុននឹងការដកកងទ័ពខ្លួន។
សូមស្ដាប់សេចក្ដីរាយការណ៍របស់លោក យន់ សាមៀន អំពីជំហររបស់សហរដ្ឋអាមេរិកជុំវិញជម្លោះខ្មែរ និង ថៃ៖
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Mum’s the word
If Cambodia was stronger invading weaker Thailand, the U. S. would yell its lung out from the roof top. However, this is Thailand who is stronger invading Cambodia, the U. S. plays mum's the words. We have nothing to do with it, we do not want anything to do with it, and we are taking no side. We only supply those guys with the gun that killing you, the unarm villagers. “Seal up my lips and give no words but mum.”
The US doesn't have to take side in this quarrel. All it has to do is act the responsible global peace-keeper that it claims or pretends to be by backing the UN's highest court's provisional resolutions and ensuring neither party continues to waste time demanding the other makes the first move or blocking third party's access into the area 'in dispute'.
Beside Indonesia and Asean the UN, if it has the willing co-operation of the US government, has other options to enforce those ICJ measures, one of which clearly states that both countries must "immediately withdraw military personnel from the provisional demilitarized zone".
I think it's clear the US does not want to be seen as a meddling presence in Asean's affairs even while it privately acknowledges that organisation's lack of competence or inability in the task of peace-keeping. The US is also one of the signatories of the Paris Peace Accords which came into being as a means of providing Cambodia with some sort of international assistance should her sovereignty come under threat from any of her larger neighbours (if I understand the PPA's essence correctly).
A joint US-Thai military drill also took place recently not far from the conflict zone. Along with similar joint military exercises in other Asean countries, this US-led initiative may involve a great deal more than equipping its Asean allies with know-how and technical training in peace-keeping.
The US knows Bangkok is in the wrong on this matter (the American embassy in Phnom Penh through recently leaked cables confirms that), but whilst it is making effort to build a coherent pro-American bloc in counter to perceived Chinese dominance in South East Asia and the Pacific, it sees no sense in jeopardising its own scheme by upsetting some Asean members with a more resolute midwife role to this Thai-Cambodian conflict.
By contrast, Washington sees nothing wrong with all these military drills and naval exercises off the coast of Vietnam and in the South China Sea - maneuvers within China's geographical backyards which must be viewed with some degree of dismay and hostility by Beijing. And so it should be.
Don't trust US! They screwed up the whole region in south east asia..
US army killed so many innocent khmer krom people...women, children all unarmed innocent people...
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