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Did you miss the part about the fellow taking a swing at the Thai? Seems to me a bully got his just reward.

No one in Taiwan favours government from Beijing. The Taiwanese have all seen what happened in Hong Kong. Air China is an awful airline and not even comparable to EVA Air. No it will not take over EVA. You are clueless as to the importance of Taiwan to the western world. Taiwan is critical for the defense of Japan, South Korea, and the Philippines. The loss of Taiwan is game over for US influence in Asia. It would also be a major blow to the US economy and national security. Taiwan is the source of a large part of the world's most valuable electronic components including core processors, modems, Wi-Fi chips, and premium optical lenses. The USA missiles and drones often rely on parts sourced from Taiwan. Taiwan is also a major supplier to the pharmaceutical supply chain. can the world afford to see China dominate critical manufacturing sectors? Israel took Iran down a few notches. I suggest 2 years. I have a feeling that the US midterm election is going to send a strong message to Trump.

Ok. However, you are one of the first who would use the insult sleepy joy. And yet you ignore the fact that Donald Trump dozed off during an important state occasion. He is quick to admonish the President of Ukraine for being modestly dressed, but himself showed great disrespect the the elder statesman of the USA.

You will not gain anything by insulting the intelligence of either Trump or Vance. They do not have low IQs. On the contrary they are intelligent, and are masters at understanding human behaviour. These men were able to succeed at what they did. There are many negatives that attach to both men, but unintelligent is not one of them. Trump has kept his real estate operation afloat for decades. Despite all the bankruptcies and legal losses, he is still going strong, outwitting and outsmarting his detractors. He followed his own gut when he would go off script and it worked. He knew his audience better than the media geniuses who were supposed to be experts. Vance was smart enough to get where he was. Both are ruthless. Trump is a lot smarter than you think and has a much better understanding of the US population and the electorate than all the ivy league political behavioural mappers and strategists. It is derived from his ability to promote real estate. In many respects the man has some admirable qualities.

Macron gave a lesson in international diplomacy. A successful international leader will know his nation's place, its strengths and weaknesses and leverage what there is to advocate for their national interest. Sadly, Starmer fell flat. He was as pathetic as Trudeau. Netanyahu has perfected this skill. He is probably more pushy and aggressive than Zelenskyy, but he knows to never directly challenge Trump or to expose a Trump falsehood when together with him in public. Other successful diplomats play to Trump's ego; Orban is an expert. Putin is similar.

Trump fell asleep at Jimmy Carter's funeral. Will you be criticizing him for that?

35 Senate seats are up for election in 2026. There is a strong likelihood that that the Democrats will hold their seats, including the tossups in Georgia and Maine and flip 2 or more Republican seats. All 435 Congressional Districts will be up for election and the Democrats need to pick up only 3 seats. The DOGE campaign is hitting some districts who went Republican in 2024 hard. Places like Bucks county, or VA's 10th district have large numbers of laid off federal workers. Farm belt USA will soon see the impact of the cuts and the tariffs. The best is yet to come once military bases are closed. By 2026, it will be a somewhat different political landscape in the USA and MAGA will most likely be seeing some significant loss of influence in the House. Trump might become a very lame duck president.

The brawlers often lose their T-shirts and footwear in their altercation. Shirts can get ripped or pulled off. Other times, they will "throw down" and take off their Tshirt to reduce the potential for an opponent to grab onto it.

Attaching themselves to a political cause allows people who would otherwise be nobodies because they are poorly educated and/or stupid and/or social pariahs and/or of limited financial means, in effect powerless, to feel that they have influence. Some are mentally ill, imagining a conspiracy lurks behind every corner. If you were to do a sociodemographic profile of the most vociferous of the MAGA collective, or the leftist collective on AN you would find many more similarities between their profiles than with people who are mostly centrists or moderate in their views. Ever notice that whether it is MAGA or the self proclaimed socially progressive leftist that much of what they claim relies on imaginary conspiracies? With MAGA it is a deep state run by leftists and pronoun people. With the leftists it is a deep state run by capitalists and bigots, even though they are as bigoted as those they oppose. Their positions are fueled by hate, jealousy and resentment.

For those who are looking for a thread that reinforces the negative stereotypes of Pattaya and its farang visitors, look no further. You are embarrassing yourself. Please reconsider with your desperate appeal.

It's a chicken and egg issue in the west bank. The Hamas and Islamic Jihad operatives have been active since the start of the Gaza conflict. They attacked civilians and non military targets. The Israeli's responded. The settler community has its faults, but it has been attacked multiple times, so its people get angry that Israel "doesn't protect them" and retaliate. It also serves the political interests of factions opposed to the PLA in the west bank and for the extremists in the Israeli government. Both thrive on the conflict. Both would be out of a job if the conflict stopped.

President Zelenskyy has been targeted for death ever since he was elected President. The Russians have tried multiple times. You live with constant death threats in a war zone and see how tolerant you are of a bully who dismisses the sacrifice of Ukraine.

How do you dress when you go to the town dump?

Please note; "We don’t know whether or not he had travel insurance, and the companies make it impossible to find out."

Huh? Ibs Sule expressed frustration over the difficulties in accessing any pertinent information. "We don’t know whether or not he had travel insurance, and the companies make it impossible to find out."

To a certain extent you have a point. However, please keep in mind the human loss that Ukraine has sustained. Ukrainians have eroded the Russian military strength and died and westerners have benefited from a weakened Russia. Russia's economy is seriously damaged, there has not been investment in its human capital or infrastructure for almost a decade. The USA has gained from that. Bullying Zelenskyy and trying to humiliate him in public, or anyone for that matter never ends well.

And yet Trump is okay with this.

Allow me to dumb it down for the MAGA collective: A majority of the USA's critical drug active pharmaceutical ingredients are sourced from China, India and the EU. Tens of millions of Trump supporters would be devastated if they could not get their Ozempic and Wegovy (API is sourced from Denmark). Cancer treatments would slow down. Anti virals, antibiotics and critical vaccines would disappear. Now amount of warp speed projects in the USA could replace those products in less than 2-5 year, and the cost would be in the tens of billions of $. There was a time when USA products meant quality and longevity. Those days are long gone. No one really wants USA made products, not even US citizens.

President Zelenskyy's response was understandable. Vance was intent on insulting Ukraine and in making the Ukrainians grovel. That is not diplomacy, nor the appropriate methodology to encourage a nation to accept terms and conditions that dismiss the human losses Ukraine has suffered. Trump was not presidential. What he said was best said behind closed doors. The manner in which Zelenskyy was treated and the Ukraine insulted made it impossible for Zelenskyy to accept any terms imposed by the USA. The takeaway, is that every US ally, including those who think they have an iron clad guarantee from the USA, countries like Japan, South Korea, Australia and Israel had better think again. The USA is not a reliable or trustworthy partner and can no longer be considered anything more than a potential business market. If Zelenskyy has the connections, now is the time he should enter into an agreement with China to develop his mineral wealth. Linked up with China, there would be a near monopoly on rare earth metals. He could charge the USA the prices it merits. The same goes for every other economy. If anyone needed a clear message that the USA is not a friend, nor an ally, it was given by the Trump and Vance outbursts. Let the tariff madness begin next week, and oh, how the US economy will suffer. A large number of the people who voted for Trump are finding out now, More will find out in the coming months.

No he is not.

No one asks to be chased by a knife wielding madman. The fact that the assailant is wearing a helmet indicates an intent to conceal identity.

Well what do you expect when there are height differences?

Size of what? Size matters when you are flying.

The reality is that there will be no cost to Thailand for doing this. It's not as if anyone will take action is there? The international community doesn't care. Perhaps a few empty words, but no action. Western students and the usual cadre of protestors won't protest since it isn't Israel bashing. How many people will cancel their holiday in Thailand? No one. How many muslim countries will reduce their trade with Thailand. None How many Thai muslims will protest? Very few if any. And this folks is how radicalism finds a place to grow.