The Laotian royal army (their effective forces, at least) was basically a CIA army and Lon Nol was no different than the South Vietnamese military presidents since their own first coup.

For the same reason the Americans werent bombing the North Vietnamese ports.

The Ukrainians today are friendly (and over 1 million have lived and worked or went to schools in Poland normally), while the Russians are as hateful imperialist menace as ever.

The Laotian royal army was basically a CIA army and Lon Nol was no different than the South Vietnamese military presidents since their own first coup.

For the same reason the Americans werent bombing the North Vietnamese ports.

The Ukrainians today are friendly (and over 1 million have lived and worked or went to schools in Poland normally), while the Russians are as hateful imperialist menace as ever.