There was no effective opposition to the coup, so little blood was shed; the only casualties were two guards at the home of the RLA Chief of Staff 6 Shortly after Kong Le was in control of the capital, he broadcast a heartfelt appeal over Radio Vientiane for an end to fraternal bloodshed caused by the civil war, for an end to corruption by government officials, for the removal of all foreign forces from Laos, and for genuine Laotian neutrality. He also openly criticized the Americans.