Spartan95
Junior Member
Hmm, how likely is a Vietnamese intervention?
Propably unlikely because the Thais would have to be much more dangerous than they are in order to have Cambodia calling in the Viet, is it possible for Cambodia to use the threat of "make peace or we call in Vietnam!" as a bargaining chip?
If the Thai already struggle with the Cambodian army, the Vietnamese army would rip them a new one...
The chances of Vietnam getting involved in the Thai-Cambodia border issue is practically nil.
Vietnam-Cambodia relations are not exactly all that good, which makes it unlikely that Vietnam will want to get dragged in on either side. In fact, Vietnam has fought a long war against Cambodia when it was ruled by the Khmer Rouge in the past.
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) as already made a ruling on the border issue in the past. It is up to Cambodia and Thailand to implement ICJ's ruling. Fighting isn't part of the ruling. And getting involved doesn't help Vietnam's international standing, especially if their involvement is about changing ICJ's ruling.
Vietnam is more concerned about their territorial disputes with PRC. No reason to get distracted by other countries disputes.
As for Vietnam's economy, it is actually doing very well. They opened up their economy in the 80's and now their economy is 1 of the most dynamic in ASEAN. And this is how they have been able to pay for modernisation of their military (submarines, fighters, etc).