Gweiloman

If you say so.

Yes, China is the world’s factory so Thailand and many other countries has a trade deficit.

Which will also allow a lot of Thai produce to be easily and cheaply exported to China.

Nice to have such a constructive discussion in this thread. Most of the points raised are logical and sensible. But alas, none are the solutions needed to bring the war to an end. So the war will drag on, many more will be killed on both sides. Innocent civilians, particularly Ukrainians, will continue to suffer. Europe will continue to suffer, with its taxpayers continuously paying for weapons instead of much needed energy. The military industrial complex will benefit greatly as will LNG suppliers. Even Iran will benefit, if the stories about it’s drones are true. And Ukraine still won’t be able to join NATO.

My post seems very logical to me. Which parts don’t you agree with?

This thread is about Ukraine joining NATO, not about the pipelines as kindly pointed out by another poster. The mods don’t like off topic posts (just friendly advice to a new poster with 600+ posts).

Servicing is a big scam. Unfortunately, unless you service your car (at an authorised service dealer) according to the manufacturer’s schedule, your warranty will be void. After the warranty period, do as you wish. If you’re not worried about the engine seizing due to the motor oil being 5 yrs old or your brakes failing due to being worn out, don’t bother servicing.

I’m living in Thailand, not sure if it’s the same Thailand as you. I presume that you are still happy living in “your” Thailand, hence your continued stay. I have lived in many countries, leaving when I did not enjoy my stay anymore.

If it’s a one way street, how do the trains return?

I’ve been in China many times. Never had any problems with my internet.

Can’t come soon enough. Laotians are already reaping the benefits of the HSR from Vientiane to Boten. When the whole project (Singapore to Kunming) is completed, SEA will boom.

There is another thread for discussion on the pipeline issue, as kindly noted by another poster.

Would Putin play nice? I don’t know and neither do you. But if I were Putin and losing the war as badly as many in the west are saying, then I would definitely consider playing nice. I would do a Robert Holmes a Court.

I agree with your assessment. Am I right in saying that you don’t believe the continued expansion of NATO eastwards was an existential threat to Russia? NATO was after all, created to combat Soviet aggression.

If I’m not mistaken, Trump didn’t get a majority in 2016. He didn’t get the majority either in 2020 and yet, almost half the country believes that he won. Not sure if this democratic model should be exported to the rest of the world.

Strange thing about your link is that the US intelligence concluded that China did not try to interfere https://www.odni.gov/files/ODNI/documents/assessments/ICA-declass-16MAR21.pdf I don’t understand why you are proving my points for me.

Ukrainians are as much Europeans as Russians are. Read into that as you like. My remark about my daughters is not a joke. I’m naturally worried about their wellbeing, whether it be from nuclear fallout or spiking costs of living.

I believe he was trying to create a buffer zone, something that any threatened person would do.

So in spite of the flood of posts in the last few minutes, we are still at square one. The war is not stopping anytime soon, no one has suggested a plausible solution. I wonder how bad the suffering for Europeans will be. Continued inflation, almost certain recession, inevitable bankruptcies, innocent citizens possibly freezing to death, unaffordable energy costs… Luckily, my daughters in the UK will be fine

Well, neither of us can say for sure what Putin will do if the west stops the weapons supply. Many experts say that Putin is losing the war. So if the weapons supply stop, it’s would make sense for Putin to take this opportunity and to stop fighting a losing war. Ukraine surely knows that NATO will not accept their membership. Even if they did, it is very likely that one or more of the current members will block it. This application is to further provoke and antagonise Russia. I can’t imagine that Zelensky is so naive to want to do this so obviously, there is another country pulling Zelensky’s strings. Wonder who can that be. Cui bono…

You are the only expert that I have heard promoting this scenario. When will you be uploading your video?.

Yes, the war can also be probably stopped the way you all suggested. However, it’s naive to think that will happen. So the war will continue and Europe (and probably Russia as well) will continue to suffer. Talk about cutting off your nose to spite your face lol.

As you said, Russia shut down their own pipelines and thus did not need to bomb them.. I guess this is as easily done as turning a valve or something like that. No need to engage in a dangerous situation such as planting huge amounts of explosives on 4 different pipelines. Begs the question then of who might have have done such an irresponsible act. Cui bono and only one nation comes out on top.

If the west stops weapons supply to Ukraine, the war will stop immediately. Then let diplomacy take its course. But of course, there are some that wants the war to continue for as long as possible.

Most Americans, I would imagine, get most of their news from the local networks or CNN, FOX, MSNBC etc. Far as I can tell, all these networks are anti-China. So how do the 2 million warriors influence anything in America? By broadcasting subliminal messages while America sleeps? Maybe Trump is in China’s pocket as everything he has done for the last 6-7 years and continue to do today has been very effective in destroying America, from within. He has caused Americans to hate each other, accuse the DOJ, FBI of being corrupt and fascist (or is that left’s weapon against the right), causes irreparable damage to the whole justice system and so on and so forth. If I could, I wonder definitely vote Trump in 2024.