Laos Civil War 

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I watched this documentary on Laos where a man was fishing in a pond. When the camera zoomed out, turns out the pond was a large bomb crater, and there were dozens of them pockmarking the ground

That was very good, as an overview. My compliments on trying to tell the story of what happened in Laos. Regards, T. Buell

Though it's true that the Geneva Accords (1954) barred NV forces from being in Laos, it's because in 1959, NV saw that unification through elections with SV was unlikely and so it started to construct the Ho Chi Minh Trail; it was more about nationalism and not so much about imposing communism

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The U.S. wasted a lot of money here - they even paid the salaries of the Lao officers and soldiers and the corrupt government

The video does not show the extremely complex political power struggles that took place in Laos between the factions of political neutralists, rightists and leftists during the Laotian Civil War (all resulting from the simultaneously occurring Vietnam War nearby); thus, this simplified timeline July 1954 - The Geneva Accords ends the First Indochina War, and Laos, Vietnam, and Cambodia and Laos gain their independences November 1957 - After two years of negotiations, the first Lao coalition government is formed, which includes communist Pathet Lao leaders, as well as Marxist Souphanouvong; neutralist Prime Minister Souvanna Phouma implements a policy of non-alignment in the ongoing Cold War August 1958 - The Lao Legislature ousts neutralist Prime Minister Souvanna Phouma in a no-confidence vote and he is replaced by right-wing Phoui, who purges and jails Pathet Lao leaders and their supporters; thus, the first coalition government ends and fighting restarts between government forces and the Pathet Lao December 1959 - In a coup, General Phoumi, the ultra-right wing Defense Minister, overthrows rightist Prime Minister Phoui; but at the urging of Western diplomats, rightist Somsanit is named Prime Minister, although General Phoumi holds the real power behind the scenes August 1960 - Neutralist Lao Army forces oust rightist Prime Minister Somsanit; neutralist Souvanna Phouma returns as Prime Minister; but in a compromise, a new government is formed comprising neutralists and rightists October 1960 - When neutralist Prime Minister Souvanna Phouma enters into negotiations and reaches an agreement with the communist Pathet Lao, the rightists break relations with the neutralists; the Lao Army is divided, with some units siding with the rightists and others supporting the neutralists December 1960 - In the decisive Battle of Vientiane, rightist forces defeat neutralist forces; neutralist Prime Minister Souvanna Phouma is ousted by the Lao Legislature and replaced with rightist Boun Oum; as a result, the civil war intensifies, more North Vietnamese troops join the fighting, allowing the Pathet Lao to increase its areas of control; the U.S. also increases its support to the rightist Boun Oum government 1962 - The Geneva Accords are signed, where the US, USSR, China, France, and Britain, North Vietnam, South Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, and Burma all agreeing to respect the neutrality of Laos; as a result, in Laos, a second coalition government is formed comprising neutralists, rightists, and leftists; neutralist Souvanna Phouma is named Prime Minister, and rightist General Phoumi and leftist Souphanouvong are appointed as co-deputy Prime Ministers 1963 - The Geneva Accords remain unfulfilled as the now raging Vietnam War puts great pressure on the already fragile neutrality of Laos 1964 - Following two coup attempts by rightist security forces, the leftist faction and communist Pathet Lao break ties with neutralist Prime Minister Souvanna Phouma and return to their jungle bases, ending the second coalition government and restarting the war 1964 - The unity of the neutralist forces in the Lao Army is broken - one neutralist Army faction becomes left-leaning and joins with the communist Pathet Lao, while the other faction becomes right-leaning neutralists; subsequently, the neutralist Army forces are marginalized in the war, and succeeding battles are fought between the rightist Royal Lao Army- anti-communist Hmong forces versus the communist-aligned Pathet Lao-North Vietnamese Army; in Laos' capital Vientiane, neutralist Prime Minister Souvanna Phouma continues to advocate Laos’ non-aligned status and maintains diplomatic relations with the United States and South Vietnam, and also with the Soviet Union, China, and North Vietnam 1965-1966 - Neutralist Prime Minister Souvanna Phouma’s government is unstable and is hit with several coup attempts but survives and remains in power 1965 - The U.S. intervenes directly in Vietnam, leading to the most intense phase of the Vietnam War; consequently, this was also the most intense phase of bombing attacks on the Ho Chi Minh Trail in southeastern Laos January 1973 - The U.S., North Vietnam, and South Vietnam sign the Paris Peace Accords, which ostensibly ends the Vietnam War; the U.S. withdrew its remaining forces from South Vietnam, but fighting between North Vietnam and South Vietnam resumes February 21, 1973 - In Laos, a peace agreement (officially titled: “Agreement on the Restoration of Peace and National Reconciliation”) is reached; fighting stops between government forces and communist Pathet Lao 1974 - A third coalition government is formed, with neutralist Prime Minister Souvanna Phouma sharing powers with Marxist Souphanouvong April 1975 - The communists prevail in Cambodia and South Vietnam May 1975 - In Laos, communist-led demonstrations break out in many towns and cities, allowing Pathet Lao forces to enter without resistance and seize control of local governments; Luang Prabang is occupied in June 1975, and Vientiane in August; subsequently, the Pathet Lao consolidate political and military power across Laos December 2, 1975 - Lao communists proclaim the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (LPDR), a one-party socialist state

thank you for detailed video

I love it, just wish you didn't transition so fast makes it hard to read. 👍

Laos was overlooked during the Vietnam War. Because Laos was overlooked, that what leads to America's failure in Vietnam & even Laos & Cambodia. Technically in 1964, if America were to deploy their troops, they should have deployed majority of their troops in Laos instead of in South Vietnam & fight off the nva in Laos. Laos have an invader which is the communist north Vietnam. Ideally america should have taken control of that situation. But instead the Americans deploy to south Vietnam which we all know would not work & does indeed lead to the Domino effect of south Vietnam, Laos & Cambodia all fall to communism. Even neighboring Thailand was endangered of falling apart because of Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam.

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It's called "Lao" not "Laos"

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Not civil war at all