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So if I'm not mistaken, just as 1979 wrapped up, Vietnam had military control over Laos (as a consequence of the Vietnam War) as well as Cambodia (as a consequence of the war against Pol Pot).
That being said, what are your thoughts on Vietnam deciding to incorporate the new nations as annexed SSRs instead of setting up puppet governments like they did IOTL.