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For ages, church goers and folks with a "stiff upper lip" have declared Pattaya as a modern day Sodom and Gommorrah. So, I can't quite undertand why they go there in the first place. Not every European male is "good looking" or "charming" or "witty" or "young". Nor have most unlimited financial resources. For all those, "the West" is a hard turf. Therefore, for many European males that fit the above description, Pattaya has become some kind of "Garden of Eden". Only visiting, P4P. Fine, everybody happy. But human nature asks for longer term "bondage". The P4P concept abandoned. Ending up in a longer term relationship, sometimes very "unfavorable" for a formerly strong believer in the P4P concept. But that's another story. I remain: Long live Pattaya, before it irreversably turns into a"family resort". PS: Epsteins friends had a higher IQ than the average Pattaya visitor. Granted. Otherwise............?

Iran is fighting a "low cost war" compared to the US. Follow the money. It would need ground forces to really change things in Iran. Within 3 weeks, Donald will declare "victory" (Taco Taco Taco). In 5 years it will take another "air war" against Iran to once more "stifle" their military capabilities. A 5 year cycle evolving. Indefinitely. Actually, it's not Donald that will decide when the war will end, it's the international stock markets. = Follow the money.

I agree with the above 100%. Like I said before, I like the guy and his ways. He deserves praise. I wish him luck. He deserves it. May he find a corner in this world that gives him solace and inner peace, making it unnecessary to chase another rainbow, thousands of miles away.

Perhaps I am a gentleman of the "old school".

So what? You need ground forces to "eliminate" the revolutionary guards. The real rulers of Iran. Never mind the Mullahs.

According to my Newssources, the strait of hormuz is already blocked, as I write. With all the US firepower in the region, why can the US not "unblock" the blockade? This is actually the only thing that is of interest for the rest of the world at this point.

According to his posts here, he made quite a few stop-overs. None of them worked out for him. Therefore back to S/E Asia. I like the guy. After all, he may well be able to continue his charitable work in "sin-city".

The threads and posts of the OP clearly show that he has abandoned everything that has to do with real live. Internet/social media have been his world for a long time. On the other hand, sometimes I reach the conclusion that the OP is a highly intelligent person wanting to collect as many clicks as possible as the only goal, by posting absurd threads, surpassing the fantasy of anyone, born by a woman. But then no, he is the product of a lonely live, the internet his only friend remaining. Over.

Right on. Within 3 weeks somebody will declare "victory" and disengage. At this point, the "world" will remember that oil is in a "oversupply" situation. Oil producers will be happy if the support at 60$/barrel will hold.

I diden't know that ALL Americans are homeless.

On top of that, "bio farming" is advocated. Proplem is, without "artificial fertiliser", crop yields drop by 30%.

Yes, many are beyond help. But there are the ones who's only crime was to lose their job.

Could it be that with 400m a day all the homeless people in the US could be fed and housed? Just wondering.

He should have bought them BEFORE the war.

The "Mag 7" could easily pay for it all. Unfortunately they are masters of "tax evasion".

Yeah. But the point is, that for the US it's an expensive war. For the Iranians it's a low cost war. Who will run out of ammo first?

From countries that he punished recently with massive "import taxes". Who else. They will be glad to throw money into a black hole, called the US budget deficit.

This is an interesting kind of war. Iran is attacking with missiles that cost a few thousand Dollars, while the US intercepts them with missiles that cost a couple million Dollars a piece. "Mammy can I borrow your pocket calculater for a minute? I want to calculate how much this war costs Donald".

Hmmm. A "lost soul" within a wild ocean called "live". Taking pride in 3 failed marriages is a strong indicator of "something is wrong with the guy". I venture to say that his 3 ex.wifes would agree.

Fine. Simon may eventually respond as long as he is in Pattaya. Harder if he stays in Myanmar, supporting the "downthrodden" in Myanmar with his meager income without access to internet.

No. UK too expensive. Returned back. This time to Cambodia as a permanent residence. Siam Reap. Has found Pattaya more "exiting" than Siam Reap. Obviously. Judging by his recent posts here.

According to recent posts of you, you live in Cambodia. Occasionally returning to Myanmar, teaching impoversished children, distributing your little income to impoversished people in Myanmar. While suffering from serious "lung problems". Recommendable, indeed. But now reporting from Pattaya, delivering "up to date news" from "Sin City". Sometimes people have found reason to re-write their "life story". Cheers.

Never mind the Kurds. They have been armed for decades. (See post "US and Kurdish militias weigh new front against Iran"). --------------- In order to have a civil war, both opposing powers must have arms. Otherwise a war can not take place. In Iran, the only ones that have arms is the military and the revolutionary guards. The "populace" has no arms. Who do you think will win this short civil war? Only hope: The regular armed forces throwing over the Mullah regime. The revolutionary guards certainly won't. And the "populace" can't.

Let's see what we have here: The Kurds were alway pro-western. Ejecting the IS from N/E Syria just as a last example. All they want is their own "state". Nobody willing to give it to them. They were "let down" by the (western) world time after time. The Kurds are the "poor devils" of the world. Co-operating with the west (the US) once more? As soon as the "deed is done", they will be let down once more.

Since thousands of years. If rulers needed support of their "actions" they declared: "It's in the name of God". Or even better: "God want's it".