Cambodian Troops Defending Preah Vihear

A Cambodian soldier relaxes near a rocket launcher outside a Buddhist pagoda where Thai soldiers have occupied, near Preah Vihear temple in Preah Vihear province, Cambodia, Tuesday, July 22, 2008. Cambodia has requested an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council to break a military stalemate with neighboring Thailand over disputed frontier territory around a historic temple.
A Cambodian soldier sits at the Cekakiri Svarak pagoda near the Preah Vihear temple, 245km (152 miles) north of Phnom Penh, July 22, 2008. Southeast Asian foreign ministers nudged Thailand and Cambodia on Tuesday to resolve a stand-off over an ancient temple on their border before bullets start flying.
Cambodian soldiers sit outside a Buddhist pagoda occupied by Thai soldiers near Preah Vihear temple in Preah Vihear province, Cambodia Tuesday, July 22, 2008. Cambodia asked the U.N. Security Council and its Southeast Asian neighbors Tuesday to intervene in resolving the military standoff over disputed border territory around the ancient temple, stepping up its rhetoric against Thailand.

Cambodian soldiers carrying B-40 rocket launcher walk outside a Buddhist pagoda occupied by Thai soldiers near Preah Vihear temple in Preah Vihear province, Cambodia Tuesday, July 22, 2008. Cambodia asked the U.N. Security Council and its Southeast Asian neighbors Tuesday to intervene in resolving the military standoff over disputed border territory around the ancient temple, stepping up its rhetoric against Thailand

Cambodian paramilitary personnel stand guard at the Preah Vihear temple near the Thai border on July 21. ASEAN held crisis talks with member states Thailand and Cambodia but failed to defuse a military standoff which is threatening to escalate into an unprecedented test for the regional bloc

A Cambodian soldier sits at the Cekakiri Svarak pagoda near the Preah Vihear temple, 245km (152 miles) north of Phnom Penh, July 22, 2008. Southeast Asian foreign ministers nudged Thailand and Cambodia on Tuesday to resolve a stand-off over an ancient temple on their border before bullets start flying.
Cambodian soldiers carrying B-40 rocket launcher walk outside a Buddhist pagoda occupied by Thai soldiers near Preah Vihear temple in Preah Vihear province, Cambodia Tuesday, July 22, 2008. Cambodia asked the U.N. Security Council and its Southeast Asian neighbors Tuesday to intervene in resolving the military standoff over disputed border territory around the ancient temple, stepping up its rhetoric against Thailand.
Cambodian soldiers eat at the Cekakiri Svarak pagoda near the Preah Vihear temple, 245km (152 miles) north of Phnom Penh, July 22, 2008. Southeast Asian foreign ministers nudged Thailand and Cambodia on Tuesday to resolve a stand-off over an ancient temple on their border before bullets start flying.