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Fearing the spread of communism deeper into Southeast Asia, the US Government held fast to the belief that, if Laos fell into the hands of the National Liberation Front (also known as the Viet Cong), then other nearby nations would also tumble like dominoes. So the CIA established a secret operation in the country, recruiting, training and supporting Hmong people to act as “surrogate soldiers of the American armed forces.” And that operation – known as a “secret” or “quiet” war – unfolded in the shadows of the Vietnam War, remaining classified until the 1990s.
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