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Flexibility. Throughout the Communist offensive, the fighting spirit of the national army, FANK (for Forces Armees Nationales Kampochea), has steadily declined. On the other hand, the effectiveness of the 80,000-man Communist fighting force, composed of North Vietnamese, Viet Cong, Khmer Rouge and other local groups, has sharply improved. The U.S. expected that the bombing that it resumed on Feb. 9 would force the Communists to interrupt their offensive by mid-March in order to regroup. Instead they showed greater tactical flexibility than ever, cutting off the supply routes almost at will...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CAMBODIA: Breaking the Siege | 4/23/1973 | See Source »

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