The US Seventh Air Force argued that the bombing prevented the fall of Phnom Penh in 1973 by killing 16,000 of 25,500 Khmer Rouge fighters besieging the city.
Den amerikanske Seventh Air Force hævdede, at bombningen forhindrede, at Phnom Penh faldt i 1973 ved at dræbe 16.000 af de 25.500 Røde Khmer-soldater som belejrede byen.