Patong2021

Yes, Russia was helping Assad. However, there was no concern for the people or a motivation rooted in expanding a religious doctrine. Rather, the goal of Russia was to manipulate oil prices so that it could get as high a price as possible. It wanted the port in Syria so it could meddle in the Mediterranean too. Russia has no love for Iran because Iran is also linked to violent fundamentalists in the Russian "stan" republics. Russia and Putin are a threat to world peace, but in a different way than Iran.

The EU will not break up. It will adapt. That's a trait the USA has been unable to master since its successive debacles in Vietnam.

Sure. You just throw out whatever lies you think are funny. Then when people go kaboom in your country, you wonder why they did. Yours is the mindset that believes the Sandyhook massacre of children was faked.

And you expect to be taken seriously? If it is irrelevant, why then is the USA so afraid of the EU not using USD for trade and financial services?

And yet you ignore the 600,000+ Syrian civilians dead in large part because of Iran. And you ignore the 14 million refugees created by the Iranian support of Assad. And you are silent on the catastrophe in Yemen because of Irans proxy militia, the Houthi. You have quite the double standard, You ignored the list of Iranian misdeeds that the UK Parliament had to deal with. Most of the decent Iranians have been forced out of Iran and are subject to harassment and violence because of the Iranian government. You obviously don't know too many Iranians, because a large portion of them are pro-Israel. In fact some of the most active social media voices are Iranians who counter the lies of the regime. Inside Iran, it is not uncommon for the crowd to antagonize the religious faction by shouting out pro-Israel chants at some football matches. The Canadian families of the Iranians murdered by the Iranian downing of a civilian aircraft some years ago still cry out for justice. The IRG refused to co-operate with the investigation. Please don't patronize us with your whitewash of the Iranian Islamic Republic.

No. Try November 2025, VA and NJ Governor elections. If Republicans are trounced, panic will start. After that are the November 2026 midterms. House comes up for election, and 1/3 of Senate. If the anger and pain sets in, Republicans could lose the House. 1 .5 years approx. not 3.5 years. Trump won't be able to escape an impeachment from the House.

No, it is hateful and reflects the pathological jealousy and nastiness of the MAGA cult.

Why lie? What is it with you cult members that when the facts do not support your claims, you throw out false information. How do you repair a reservoir and reseal it if it is full of water? There were no minnows involved. You really are a hateful petty individual to try and slip in a bit of gay bullying like that The Santa Ynez Reservoir was empty when the wild fires broke out because the reservoir was taken out of service to allow urgent repairs to be made. The most critical was a tear in the reservoir's cover made which allowed the water to become contaminated. The reservoir provides drinking water. Included in the project was inspection the seismic integrity of the basin. A tower was to be removed and a new inlet/outlet structure would be installed in the bottom of the reservoir, The bottom and side slopes would be repaved with asphaltic cement, and a new anchor curb would be constructed. The anchor curb would likely be constructed during the modifications to the inlet and outlet structure. Additional pumps and valves were to be installed.

They have. It was the USA that had insisted that the Europeans not have large militaries. At the time, the USA had a point, because of the European predisposition to war. The change should be phased in and not sudden. With the reduction in US military. the EU and UK should also be free to set their foreign policy that is in their best interest and does not incorporate USA's political goals. The primary purpose of the USA's military presence was to project the USA power and to have a say in foreign relations and trade. As the USA pulls back, it must also accept that it will no longer have the ability to project its interests into the affairs of other nations, Nor can the USA expect the EU to hand over military bases when the USA needs them. The Europeans and UK can move towards trade in Euro and not USD. They can also turn their focus to resource powerhouse Canada to supply their energy needs, instead of Canada selling oil to the USA and EU purchasing US LNG. Once the USA closes its door to the EU it must accept its reduced ability to impose its will on others.

China already bans Hollywood productions that refuse to follow PRC dictates. The films some would call Woke have done rather well and are profitable. https://www.the-numbers.com/box-office-records/worldwide/all-movies/cumulative/released-in-2024

It is until the annual death on the road count starts.

Apparently, the DTV is an option Originally intended for digital nomads, this visa is also available for people who want to train in a gym in Thailand. Muay Thai is accepted as a reason for applying for this visa. -Validity: 5 years -Multiple entries -Document: Gym acceptance letter -Minimum age: 20 years old -Cost: 10,000 Baht https://www.rawaimuaythai.com/training-in-thailand/dtv-thai-visa-and-muay-thai-training/#:~:text=The DTV visa was originally,in a gym in Thailand. Doubt that was it. I suggest you read up on the deceased. He liked his cannabis. The implicated drug is alleged to be ketamine. His pal is a self admitted "former" pusher.

Sugar Ray Leonard wrote about his drug use. He did not use when he was fighting. Oscar De La Hoya admitted his alcoholism and drug use in 2011. He did not use drugs when he was fighting. Both men are believable for the simple reason that they were drug tested prior to their fights.The drug use would have been picked up. Boxing may be corrupt, but the regulators draw the line on drug use because of the risk to the industry. The two wannabe fighters in Thailand were not subject to the same blood tests and screening as professional fighters.

Has Israel ever threatened any nation with annihilation, just for existing? No. Iran has, multiple times. Do Israeli religious leaders preach death and terror sermons from their pulpits? No. Iranian mullahs do it almost every week. Does Israel murder and violently assault critics of its government? No. Iran does. Do Israeli people take to the streets shouting death to any nation? No. The Iranian government supporters regularly do so. Iran has been directly responsible for the deaths of almost 1 million people and the creation of 18 million+ refugees in recent years. Iran presents a direct danger to the western world and to the non muslim population in its region. I direct you to a summary of the threats Iran presents to the UK as outlined a few weeks ago in the UK Parliament. Here are some of the key points presented; Source: UK Parliament Hansard - Iranian State Threats: Volume 763: debated on Tuesday 4 March 2025; The Minister for Security Dan Jarvis -The director general of MI5 recently stated that since the start of 2022, the UK has responded to 20 Iran-backed plots presenting potentially lethal threats to British citizens and UK residents. -The Iranian intelligence services, which include the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and the Ministry of Intelligence and Security, direct this damaging activity, but often, rather than working directly on UK shores, they use criminal proxies to do their bidding. That helps to obfuscate their involvement, while they are safely ensconced in Tehran. We see that in intelligence, but we also saw it publicly in the 2023 conviction of the Chechen-born Austrian national who was imprisoned for conducting surveillance on Iran International’s UK headquarters. - These threats are not only physical in nature. The National Cyber Security Centre has seen malicious cyber-activity, conducted by actors who are affiliated with the Iranian state, that targets a range of state sectors, including in the UK. - (Iran uses) Criminal networks and enablers to carry out its work. The leader of the Zindashti organised crime group—a group frequently used by the Iranian regime—has already been sanctioned. - - I welcome the Charity Commission’s statutory inquiries into both the Islamic Centre of England and the Al-Tawheed Charitable Trust. (linked to Iranian terrorism)

You are an optimist. Although the individual filipino may be friendly and supportive of the USA, the government has not been any more reliable or better as a friend than Vietnam. Vietnam is of more value to the US economy than the Philippines. It was Vietnam that has asserted its border sovereignty and kept the Chinese out on its own. The Philippines military has been all but useless. Filipinos are loveable people and they prop up health care and human services wherever they are found, but the reality is that in terms of a country providing products of value and necessity, Vietnam wins that title by a country mile. As for Thailand; No comment 😶‍🌫️

The USA is not bullying anyone. it is attempting to prevent the unnecessary loss of life. Iran's mullahs have previously threatened to attack other countries. As a reminder, Iran attempted to murder President Trump several times. More like trying to avoid Armageddon. Not threatening anyone. Iran is a state sponsor of terrorism. They are acting to protect themselves against the world's principal supporter of terrorism. As a reminder, Iran sent its Republican Guards and proxy army Hezbollah to prop up Assad's horrible regime. The end result was 600,000 war dead, and 14 million+ refugees Iran has supported Yemen's Houthis in its overthrow of the legitimate government of Yemen and the subsequent war with the KSA. The result has been 400,000 dead, 4.5 million refugees and a nation in the grips of famine. They are warning Iran that there will be consequences of building nuclear weapons. Iran has already attacked first through its proxy armies, Hezbollah, Hamas, the Houthis etc. Really? Please provide a reference to "full compliance", because the report says different. The IAEA last report states that it has not visited some Iranian nuclear reactors in 4 years. The report goes into details on the lack of compliance and details multiple concerns that indicate the opposite of what you claim. How can you say that the IAEA has said there is full compliance when the report says the exact opposite? https://www.iaea.org/sites/default/files/24/11/gov2024-61.pdf Page 4: C.1. Verification and monitoring of Iran’s nuclear-related commitments - Other Reactors Unavailable (unverified) since February 2021 Page 8: Since 16 February 2021, the Agency has not been able to verify Iran’s total enriched uranium stockpile precisely on any given day, needing to rely instead on a small proportion of the total being based on Iran’s estimates. Page 10: Iran’s decision to remove all of the Agency’s equipment previously installed in Iran for JCPOA-related surveillance and monitoring activities has also had detrimental implications for the Agency’s ability to provide assurance of the peaceful nature of Iran’s nuclear programme. It has also been more than three and a half years since Iran stopped provisionally applying its Additional Protocol. Therefore, throughout this period, Iran has not provided updated declarations and the Agency has not been able to conduct complementary access to any sites and other locations in Iran. The production and accumulation of high enriched uranium by Iran, the only non-nuclear weapon State to do so, adds to the Agency’s concerns. Your comment about throwing out inspectors is laughable, since many have already been forced to leave and none have been inspecting for months. Whenever an inspector finds something, Iran bans the inspector blocking follow up an dfurther investigation. https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/return-barred-inspectors-iran-unlikely-iaea-chief-says-ship-has-sailed-2024-09-25/

It is ok for Israel to possess nuclear weapons for the same reason it is ok for the UK, France and USA to possess them. We know that Israel like the western nations will behave in a responsible manner. We also know that israel does not view death as a positive. There is no culture of martyrdom . The Islamic Republic of Iran has already stated that it martyrdom is a positive, that death in the pursuit of jihad is positive event. This is why Iran cannot be trusted with nuclear weapons.

Ok. but Pattaya is a foreign tourist hub. Many of the tourists are in Pattaya for the festival.

Not of polluted, or of high salinity.

https://smartasset.com/data-studies/where-retirees-move-2024 In 2024, Florida saw a net influx of more than 77,000 new retirees. There are an estimated 30,000 to 50,000 US nationals with long term visa holders in Thailand. I don't understand how the conclusion is reached that US retirees are choosing Thailand over Florida. Quality medical care in Thailand is expensive and even then, they can spend more time trying to sell additional services than what is needed. Thailand may not have hurricanes but it does have typhoons.

1. There is nothing indicative of jealousy or bitterness in what I wrote. What part of it did you not get? The part where some people have been very successful from their channels? Or was it the fact, the very harsh reality, that the road to glory on tiktok, Instagram et al is littered with the failed channels and attempts at social media fame? It is not jealousy to acknowledge the reality. 2. I am not from the east end of London, so no need to patronize me with the "my son" nonsense. Michael Caine can get away with it, not you. By any chance do you have one of the struggling Thailand channels on youtube?

You assume the above. There is no hatred for Trump. There is disdain for his character, disgust for hs crudeness and lack of class, and bewilderment at many of his policies. He is not worth the energy expended for the emotion of hatred. He too shall pass. Yes, it is a good idea to increase productivity in the USA, but the limiting factor is the culture of the USA and the inflated sense of self importance that a nation populated by morbidly obese, poorly educated and lazy people now has. The sad reality is that much of the burden for innovation and actual production is carried by a small number of residents of the USA. This cannot be changed overnight. It must start with the reintroduction of mandatory physical education and and instruction in the fundamentals of mathematics, general science and communication skills in the the nation's youth. The people will neither accept nor consider this. They want a quick fix, and alas there is none.The USA culture is reflected by its school lunch program of tater tots, questionable fried meat patties and boiled root vegetables, with a sugar based beverage. Quite a contrast to the schools of North Asia.

Unfortunately. the experiences recounted are far more genteel than the reality of flying on an airline with a well deserved negative image.

Chinese will sacrifice for their country. They have done it before and will do it again. It is a culture with strong undercurrents of solidarity. US nationals throw temper tantrums when they can't get their Popeye's fried chicken or McDonald fries. US nationals won't do menial work: They are too full of themselves.

I recall a similar incident 2 years ago. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-64207235 To be honest, does anyone really care? It's Air India. The equipment is reportedly filthy,and where passengers defecate and urinate all over the lavatory.