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Yes - fascists are famed for avoiding wars at all costs and going out their way to negotiate peace treaties. Ridiculous.

I do have a long list of insults at hand, but you're not worth the bother.

American voters hate USAID - I hope the Left make it a central plank of the midterm campaign. "Vote for us so we can pay for transgender surgery in Peru." Great election slogan - go for it.

I see this thread has descended into a morons tea party. Zero chance that Putin attacks a NATO country. He actually started laughing last week when asked by a reporter, saying that this was made up nonsense by the Western press to scare their populations into supporting Ukraine. So - for the morons among you - Putin cannot risk attacking any NATO nation as it activates Article 5 mutual self-defence. There is zero chance that NATO would not respond, not a chance in hell. Poland alone, in my opinion, would defeat Russia, never mind any other NATO powers getting involved. And here's why: The Russian military is rancid - as proved in Ukraine. NATO has always known that their military is rancid. Russia cannot be defended, their borders are too wide open and vast. Relying upon "General Winter" and the open spaces to suck in attacking forces doesn't work in modern warfare. You would find around 30 countries attacking Russia across a vast European border - then you would have the American 5th Fleet, as well as Australia, NZ, possibly Japan attacking from the Pacific. Russia knows it can't win. So for all of you morons cracking on about Russia will attack Poland blah blah, just shut your stupid mouths, switch off your Internet and go visit a shrink. Utter moron talk.

They would rather innocents die than see Trump secure a peace deal. Psychopaths. But people forget that neoconservatism began in the Democrat party. It's some state of affairs when you see the Cheney's and John Bolton lining up with the Dems. The world has gone mad

Correct. And apparently there's a proposal winging its way in to the White House for the Arab nations to take control of Gaza. I wouldn't want to be an Iranian backed terrorist ( Hamas ) when the Saudis show up with their swords. Hezbollah has already folded. Hamas are in for a shock.

It's childish. I don't know what Trump is up to, none of us know what rabbit he plans to pull out of the bag. We all hope it's a good deal for Ukraine. But it's stunning to see the American left promoting the concept of continual or expanded warfare. Disturbing.

The Allies decided the price to pay for freeing said countries was too high. So they walked. Bizarrely they walked when the USA was the only country in world history that had a dominant weapon of mass destruction. They could have obliterated Moscow with no fear of retribution. But here we go again with the brigade of clowns that don't understand a simple truth. US and NATO politicians will avoid war with Russia at virtually all costs. That's why Saint Obama did nothing, that's why Trump is pursuing peace. We in the West owe Ukraine nothing. It's long been a vipers nest of Russian nationalists operating a 5th Column. Peace at the price of land looks to be the only viable option.

You're that busy spouting hatred for Trump but France & the UK are making it clear that Trump is correct. Not one of you keyboard warriors can explain how Ukraine can win this war. Not one. So we're going to end up with the same result we had at the end of WW2. Peace at the price of land. Cos surely you didn't forget that the Allies walked away from several sovereign states and left them to the brutal grip of Stalin?

Can I also point out that the bum gun creates another level of problems. Never, ever use a bum gun in a public bar etc without deep cleaning your hands after. And I.mean, full soap and clean your hands well. Songkran - beware of cholera. Moat water in Chiang Mai is infested.

I forget the name of the one I use. I make a point of taking a couse home with me every time I leave Thailand. It's a three day course. Walk into any pharmacy and ask for parasite medicine. It's routine, nothing embarrassing about it.

I know of a Chiang Mai girl who died after a brain worm infection. She was misdiagnosed for three months and realistically the infestation had been in her brain for six months before diagnosis. She was put into an induced coma, the worms were killed off but complications killed her. Thais routinely take anti-parasite medicine, usually twice a year. It's available over the counter at pharmacies. Raw prawns are infamous hosts for parasites but undercooked fish is also a problem. There's no shame in asking for the meds, it's not a reflection of your hygiene, it's a reflection of the sometimes dubious foodstuffs that we are presented more than anything.

They'll accept it in return for keeping the Donbass as it will be labelled the Tri-party security act or something stupid like that. And the USA will give Russia a guarantee that UKr forces won't attack. Wait and see, these are the weasel moves of old men after wars. Putin can then crow "no NATO in Ukraine. Weasel moves of old men after the war? Did we Allies not set out to defeat Germany and free Europe during WW2? Then walked away leaving half of Europe behind the Iron Curtain as we judged it wasn't worth charging into the Red Army to free Poland et al?

You are not and never have been a lurker. There are far too many lurkers that suck info from the forum and give absolutely nothing back. That's inexcusable as there are so many subforums that there must be areas of specialist interest for most. You may remember I was active on the General Forum until the ludicrous and inexcusable decision by TV to undermine the second most important forum in expat Thai history. It was a truly abysmal decision and was the beginning of the end. The next worst decision ( actually probably the worst ) was rebranding TV to Asean Now, utterly shocking and self defeating. Not a single person on planet earth thinks to themselves "hey, I'm interested in visiting Thailand, let's use the search term ASEAN!! Wild stuff, truly ignorant of all marketing best practice. Rebrand this place ack to TV and numbers will rise again.

How many of you have started an interesting or informative thread recently? How many of you have started a humorous thread recently? The answer you seek lies within the previous two questions.

How many of you have started an interesting or informative thread recently? How many of you have started a humorous thread recently? The answer you seek lies within the previous two questions.

Utter filth. Glad to see the Grand Mufti condemn them. And they have played into Trump's hands. This will haunt them for years.

You can't reason with these people. This was and as deliberate.

Look at this image - dear me.

Oh, look - let's line up babies coffins in front of terrorist propaganda

I've made it clear I detested the USSR, and I have a lifetime deep and abiding hatred for Marxism. I am repelled by the actions of the Russian state. My point is simple, which should make it easy for our simpletons to understand. UKr cannot win. I would love a deal to be done which results in them immediately joining NATO as a condition of peace, just to ram it up Putin. But they can't force Russia back to 2022 lines never mind 2014. It's as simple as that.

Aye but according to him "enlightened Europeans" will save the day. He must be drunk.

Do you hear the drumbeats against the hearse? Can you see the cowardly scum riding the hearse like a fairground ride? Pick a side.

The man is off his head. Only the demented left would complain about a President trying to end two wars. And these clowns refuse to accept that when the Allies stood down in Europe we effectively lost half the continent to the communists. It was a price the Allies were willing to pay to end conflict. This new brigade of drivelous clowns cannot explain how Ukraine can win the war from here. They cannot win, all they can hope for is to minimise the damage done by a peace deal. Just the same way as the Allies decided charging into the Russian lines in 1945 wasn't worth it.

You're a nutter if you think fragmented states demilitarize. Did you not see what happened after the Arab Spring? and all the ethnic battles across the globe? Get a grip on yourself.