13 August 2009
Everyday.com.kh
Translated from Khmer by Socheata

During a political speech, Hun Xen virulently attacked the past US government. Hun Xen even went on to ask: What the hell was the US coming to Cambodia for in the 70s? Hun Xen said that the US did come to die and Cambodia couldn’t even find all the remains of the US soldiers yet so far. Hun Sen also criticized the US foreign policy, saying that the US only thinks about its own interest only. In a speech given during the distribution of diplomas to law students on Wednesday, Hun Sen reminisced about the past US policy, saying: “The US only helped those who are useless, the US helped Lon Nol in Phnom Penh, and the latter was useless… Let me say the truth, those who were helped by the US, they do not live long, and there are many governments that were helped by the US, but they do not last. One should know that, at the end, the US only thinks about the US interest, and it does not care about the interest of its lackeys.” Hun Xen said that: “A number of Cambodian politicians are leaning toward the US, and for these politicians, for whatever reason, they always talk about the US, but they should not forget that the US only waits to be with you.”