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Stalemate? The front is grinding westward, slowly at first. You think we (NATO) would be in such a panic if this were a stalemate? That would be the best of all possible worlds! We (NATO) would love for this to be a forever war that would bleed Russia and maintain constant new armaments contracts to keep the lobbyists and politicians content. The only cost being hundreds of thousands of dead and maimed Ukrainians. But that's a price we're willing to pay! In the sacred words of one of our national saints: Lesley Stahl on U.S. sanctions against Iraq: We have heard that a half million children have died. I mean, that’s more children than died in Hiroshima. And, you know, is the price worth it? Secretary of State Madeleine Albright: I think this is a very hard choice, but the price–we think the price is worth it. —60 Minutes (5/12/96) Look into some of our past affairs supporting "freedom and democracy" around the world. Notice how many of them involve just enough support for the expendables to keep fighting, and dying, but not enough to be decisive. It's a feature, not a bug.

Are you saying you filed a return, didn't owe tax, and got an official receipt from TRD showing zero tax due? That's normal. If you are saying you only remitted (entered) 10.000 baht, so wasn't required to file, but was given a TIN anyway, and they also gave you some document to show you don't owe tax or don't have to file, that would be breaking news. Would you mind uploading a photo of the document showing you don't have to file (with personal info deleted, of course)?

That's what Trump is trying to do. Get Zelesky to stop, and understand that ethnic cleansing has consequences (*). (*) when no longer convenient or aligned with our policies.

"After World War II, we tried, convicted, and in some cases, executed Japanese soldiers for war crimes that included charges of waterboarding," Scott said in a Dec. 9 news release. The Japanese were tried and convicted and hung for war crimes committed against American POWs. Among those charges for which they were convicted was waterboarding,” [McCain] told reporters at a campaign event. Two United States soldiers and one South Vietnamese soldier waterboard a captured North Vietnamese prisoner of war near Da Nang. Published on the front cover of The Washington Post on 21 January 1968.

He's a scary individual. He visited our field site once back in the day, hovering behind me, observing the process. It was uncomfortable. For everyone except him, I suppose. Funny, the details that stick with you after so much time has passed. I still remember his scent. It was like Irish Spring overlaid with Old Spice. If I could bottle that, I'd call it "Banality of Evil." It'd be a top seller in Mordor.

We used the term "enhanced interrogation." Interestingly, that's the literal translation of term the Gestapo used, ""verschärfte Vernehmung." Cheney said we could do it, and had a memo prepared by GW's lawyers. Interestingly, the Gestapo chief Mueller also sent out a memo. The Gestapo memo forbids waterboarding, hypothermia and several other techniques that the Bush Administration permits. And it imposed strict limits on how these “enhanced techniques” could be used – requiring oversight and permits.

"If there are things that have to be done, you should do them quickly," former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger told the Argentine foreign minister a few months after the coup. "We won't cause you unnecessary difficulties. If you can finish before Congress gets back, the better." One of those "things that had to be done" was what were called "death flights," in which citizens believed to be left-wing political opponents of the regime were sedated and thrown from airplanes over the Atlantic Ocean.

The School of the Americas, now known as the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation, is a U.S. military training facility located in Fort Benning, Georgia, that has trained many Latin American military personnel since its founding in 1946. It has faced significant criticism for its association with human rights abuses and the training of military leaders involved in atrocities in their home countries. "Liberty, Peace, and Brotherhood"

Real service, or draft dodging? That would be George Bush, senior. Shot down over the Pacific in WWII. Rescued by a submarine. Lucky for him. His fellow flyers weren't so lucky. The Chichijima incident (also known as the Ogasawara incident) occurred in late 1944. Japanese soldiers killed eight American airmen on Chichi Jima, in the Bonin Islands, and cannibalized four of them.

Eggs, omelettes. Assuming all your allegations are true, nothing that side was doing differed much from what we were doing.

Nothing derogatory, no rules broken. Only mocking would be to your moving the goal posts. Trump didn't serve, neither did Biden, and neither did Zelensky. Putin did serve. Bringing up Biden's son or his daughter or his nephew or his cousin or his best friend's uncle's niece is irrelevant.

Bob wasn't the prez.

Yes, he earned a law degree, followed by KGB training schools. Why would "suppressing anti-communist groups" not be noble? Oh, I think I understand....he didn't carry a rifle or jump out of airplanes. Well, that's just silly. Counterintel is critical, unlike press officers and diversity officers and coffee NCO's. The percentage of the U.S. military serving in combat arms roles typically hovers around 10-15% of the total force. This seemingly low percentage often surprises people, as it underscores the significant logistical, support, and strategic infrastructure required to effectively deploy and sustain a modern fighting force.

Putin was a Lt.Col. in the KGB, stationed in Dresden, doing what many military folk do. I suppose that counts. The agency was a military service governed by army laws and regulations, in the same fashion as the Soviet Army or the MVD Internal Troops.

Trump served his country in the same unit and for the same enlistment period as Biden, which, strangely enough, is the exact same unit and time frame that Zelensky served what's left of his country.

Who exactly is this "we" so many like to reference?

It's gonna be a loud 12 years.

Hahahahahah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Fair play. You get to double- or triple-charge foreigners for entry fees, we get to drink 24-hours/day.

50,000 bodybags, even purchased in bulk from AliBaba, would break their budgets.

Don't be a spilling fascist.

I used this one when returning after the covids, but there are many others out there. https://onwardticket.com/ After booking, I was able to log into the airline website and confirm it was valid. Cathay Pacific ticket agent in Hong Kong required an onward flight out of Thailand to issue boarding pass. The reserved booking passed the test.

Not true! Ask any Chinese tourist. They love the buffet.

Not by air. Has anyone had difficulty at an isolated land crossing why they were not stamped out?

Super easy! Barely an inconvenience! Indians still practice good old-fashioned American values.....nukular fambly, male breadwinner, mom stays at home with the kidlets. Daddy's salary generally IS the household income. You're welcome!

220th post, eh? 😊 Have you heard of the googles? According to the latest US Census data, the Indians now have an average household earning of $123,700, i.e a little over ₹1 crore, PTI reported. The median earnings of the Indians there is nearly double the nationwide average of $63,922. https://www.hindustantimes.com/business/why-indians-are-the-highest-earning-community-in-us-harsh-goenka-explains-101673757990980.html If that's too many words, wikipedia has pitchers. 😊