Why did the US bomb Cambodia?

Answer 1

To pit the Chinese against the Russians, or as vengeance against the NVA?

We have many bombs left and we needed to use them up?

.....are you kidding me? this is the most bogus answer i have ever heard. the Chinese and Russians were already at odds, and "we had too many bombs left that needed to be used up?" under that logic then we should shoot off nukes because we have too many of those laying around right? NO!

The answer to this question is simply Nixon and Kissinger's wanting (and politically needing) to get out of Vietnam. By bombing the suspected COSVN (Central Office for South Vietnam), meaning these were Viet Cong (Communist regime supporting people from South Vietnam, often referred to as insurgents in the war) targets, Nixon and Dr. Henry Kissinger could effectively stun or entirely wipe out the COSVN HQ (head quarters) and therefore create an exit plan that was "honorable" a.ka. not looking like they got defeated. However, dropping 2.7 million tons of bombs on a neutral country (making it the MOST bombed country in the history of the world) as an exit strategy is not cool. The wiping out or devastation of the Viet Cong would greatly improve the chances of survival for the South Vietnamese government without the U.S. holding its hand. Unfortunately, the COSVN HQ was much bigger than the U.S. expected and by the times the U.S. started bombing further into the country, Viet Cong had already high-tailed it out, or pressed further on into the country.

Answer 2

Since Cambodia was bombed 24/7, you must be talking about the 01 May 1970 Cambodian invasion, in which about 32,000 GIs went 21 miles and stayed about 60 days before returning to Vietnam. In that case, 4 students at Kent State Univerity, state of Ohio were shot by Ohio Guardsmen on 04 May, after they rioted against them (throwing stones) and were protesting Nixon's invasion.