Now, now, the CIA didn't send weapons to the Khmer Rouge to spite Vietnam.

No. Absolutely not.

They shipped them to Prince Norodom Ranariddh, who was a hostage of the Khmer Rouge.

If the weapons ended up in Khmer Rouge hands, well, it was completely unforeseeable.

Just like the heroin trade.

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