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Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
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ELI5: Why was Pol Pot never prosecuted for war crimes? Why was his government still recognized by the United Nations?
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He opposed Vietnam so the US liked him, the Russians and Chinese liked the Communist government, he shut the outside world out while he was massacring people and the US hadn't signed the genocide convention yet. See "A Problem from Hell" by Samantha Power for more information.