John Drake

Carry this a couple of steps forward and things could get interesting. Ration air conditioning for homes and condos??? Rolling electricity brownouts??? With April and May coming up, I wonder how many foreigners could survive the heat and would elect to just go back home.

His entire theory is based on a science fiction novel. He says quite plainly that he is adapting Asimov's notion of psychohistory from his Foundation trilogy. It is literally science fiction.

Forecast? Here's one: Multiple terror attacks within the US carried out by Iranian operatives brought in during the Biden open borders years. Democrats will then be obliterated in elections because they refused to fund Homeland Security and therefore are doubly responsible for terrorism inside the US.

The "professor's" background (he is a high school teacher with only a BA degree in English): Education: Holds a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in English Literature from Yale College (1999). Current Position: Teacher of history and philosophy at Moonshot Academy in Beijing (2022–present). Former Positions: Previously served as Deputy Principal at Shenzhen Middle School (2008–2010) and Program Director at Peking University High School International Division (2010–2012).

So the point is clear. All those backing and defending Iran essentially are also backing and defending China and Russia, which means they need to shutup about Ukraine.

I suspect the degree of US success so far achieved is directly related to its not sharing "details" of the attack on Iran with the UK or other allies, most of whom would probably have immediately scurried around and leaked everything they were told to the Iranians or the Chinese.

Iran was bristling with the latest Russian and Chinese anti-stealth radar/missile systems, and they were blown to smithereens within an hour of the beginning of the war. The Chinese junk failed in Iran, just as it failed in Venezuela.

Just more uninformed America hating from someone who clearly doesn't know the history of the medieval, barbaric, Iranian theocracy's actions in Thailand. Iranians have a history of trying to launch bombings in Bangkok.

Going to need to give the taxis a limited emergency fare increase

Actually, a tribute to her, able to climb and work like that at 73. I know I don't intend to be held back because of age. Give in and that means you give up.

Thailand always ignoring the Americas which are largely unaffected with trans Pacific routes. I've never flown via the Middle East or over Asiatic Russia. Thailand has a bad habit of putting all its eggs in one basket.

I'm getting sort of jealous. Why aren't immigration and/or the police checking on me? Don't I count?

Welfare check? Still seems sort of odd, especially for those of us on retirement extensions, although I guess the guys in their 50s are still capable of a brawl.

This and other Chinese (and Russian) anti-stealth systems have not only failed in Venezuela and now Iran (not to mention earlier last year in Pakistan against India) but I have yet to see a report that one of the things even managed to launch anything during combat. Meanwhile, US Patriots and THAAD seem to be working just fine. Israel also has employed cheap but effective lasers that knocked down the Hezbollah rockets launched from Lebanon a few nights ago.

China's highly praised stealth killer radar, the HQ-9B, was entirely ineffective at revealing/stopping US/Israel attacks. The units had been operational for almost a month. They were destroyed in the first hour of combat.

Are they visiting Iranians in your village or elsewhere, too?

I saw the movie. Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man.

Not that I know much at all about it, but this Reuters story says Venezuela and Iran produced "heavy crude" and China's refineries were built specifically to refine heavy crude. https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/chinas-teapots-buy-iranian-oil-replace-venezuelan-supply-sources-say-2026-02-02/

Walking, running stairs, working hip and ankle joints. All that is fine. But you should worry first about the quality of air you take in continuously every day.

The much hyped latest Chinese anti-stealth radar turned out to be junk. This sends a message to East Asia as well. Get your F35s now. American systems, even older F16s, come with a system wide advantage over anything China or Europe produces. Dumb move by Thailand going with the Gripens over the F16s. Thailand will now be on the outside of the American air defense network looking in.

Can't wait to see pictures of the suspects. Over and under on the tattoos???

Going to fly an airliner directly into a war zone. And the US and Israel are just going to let it happen. No problem, I'm sure.

Somewhat inferior Chinese and Soviet radars, some of which also promised anti-stealth, already demonstrated their failure in Venezuela. What Iran had is supposed to be the latest version, and it was wiped out on the ground. Frankly, I didn't know what to expect. But clearly some people on this forum were virtually masturbating over the prospect that this latest Chinese radar would blow the US out of the skies. In fact, the reverse happened. This means, of course, that any future action China takes in East Asia against the Philippines, Japan, or Taiwan will be subject to the same stealthy retaliation. A very bad day for China and the mullahs.

Looks like that Chinese anti-stealth radar delivered to Iran over the past several months failed and the US went through it with ease. Lesson #1 from this war is already clear: China exaggerates the effect of its weaponry and the countries who buy from them (hey Thailand) are getting the short end of the stick. https://www.globaldefensecorp.com/2026/03/01/u-s-navys-ea-18g-growler-destroyed-chinese-made-ylc-8b-anti-stealth-radar-and-type-305a-radar-in-iran/

According to the NY Times, Canada and Australia are backing the action against Iran. Distinctly different from UK's Starmer who seems to be trying to duck and hide. 'Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada and his foreign minister, Anita Anand, backed the American action. “Canada supports the United States acting to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and to prevent its regime from further threatening international peace and security,” they said in a joint statement.' https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02/28/world/iran-strikes-trump/7440c172-7925-5325-85fd-241947f9f4dc?smid=url-share 'Anthony Albanese, the prime minister of Australia, said his government endorsed the U.S. attacks on Iran. “We support the United States acting to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and to prevent Iran continuing to threaten international peace and security,” he said in a statement. He said Iran has been a “destabilizing force” for decades, and pointed to the two terrorist attacks in 2024 in Australia that the Australian government had said had been directed by an arm of the Iranian military. In one attack, men set fire to a Jewish kosher restaurant, and in another arsonists firebombed a synagogue, injuring one congregant. Australia expelled the Iranian ambassador afterward. (Reporting from Washington)' https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02/28/world/iran-strikes-trump/836eb336-49c5-50ef-9848-e5ea69ec1982?smid=url-share