thaibeachlovers

Having pointed out a zillion times that I'm not interested romantically with an farang woman from any western country, why would I want to seek out an expat woman? Celibacy is preferable to a PC western woman IMO.

Probably as much as you do.

Indeed they do, from the Falklands.

See my post addressing this.

They are welcome to build as many targets as they want, as no one is threatening them at present. Aircraft carriers are the new Capital ships when it comes to projecting power during peace time, as the Americans learned long ago. During a war they just become a very large target. Missiles have changed warfare significantly, as the Exocet proved against the British navy in the Falklands.

I wasn't referring to Putin.

Somehow that doesn't fill me with confidence.

Given advanced anti ship missile systems entire surface navies may have become obsolete. A patrol boat armed with one may be able to sink anything afloat. I'm sure the British will be observing with great interest given they have spent so much to build 2 floating targets.

To be like Hitler he'd have to kill way more people. He may not be a nice man, but he's not in the same league as Stalin, Hitler or Mao by a long chalk. BTW Mao may have ordered the deaths of more people than any tyrant in history, but revered in China even now.

Yes. How many lives are you willing to sacrifice for Ukraine- potentially in the millions? Hitler didn't do it on his own. Most of the nation was with him, because of the way they were treated after the first war. No. It may come to war between Russia ( and potentially China ) and America and allies, but when he attacks a country that is actually in NATO or some other treaty with America. we are dealing with a paranoid schizophrenic Link to a reputable phsychiatric diagnosis please.

Not weird, actually. I've chatted to prostitutes back home that said many of their regulars visited for company, not sex. Usually married men with emotionally empty marriages.

Yes, really.

As with escort services in other countries where prostitution is not legal, we pay for their time, not sex. The sex is extra and by consent. The cost is the same whether sex has been had or not.

You take them back to the bar without giving them any money and complain to the mama san. That's her job. What you don't do is "insist" else have a visit from the plod.

You are correct. Probably because they know what would happen if they did so. However, some on here seem to want that to happen, which is what I'm addressing.

You don't tell me what I can post, so enough with the insults. Quote where I said a western economy was destroyed by covid. What I actually said in what you quoted was "Are you willing to pay more tax to do so? Many don't, as already ruined by covid and inflation is making the cost of living rise already." which refers to individuals, not countries. PS, covid hasn't done anything re economies; that's down to politicians in their reaction to covid.

The "cost" isn't in money- it will be in bodies if the west becomes involved militarily in this conflict. IMO only those never been in a war support another one.

Call me unreasonable then, but that's exactly how I understood your post.

If you can discern truth in this situation you are more clever than I by far. I don't trust anything coming out of the "official" media on any "side". Isn't "truth" the first casualty of war?

There are IMO zero grounds for NATO to be involved, given Ukraine isn't part of NATO. Apparently you don't seem to grasp that if the US and Russia get into nuclear weapon exchanges there may not be anything to leave to your kids/ grandkids. Hopefully the people that make the decisions are not convinced that nuclear war is a necessary step in this conflict. I'm pretty sure that China is observing this with extreme interest, and given I live in the southern Pacific I'm more concerned about China than a conflict in Ukraine.

I wondered if you had it wrong about the Mi-17s given they are a Russian helicopter, but Wikipedia tells me that the US has bought a load of them, so essentially they paid the Russians for helicopters to give to Ukraine! Certainly cheaper than giving Blackhawks.

I'm puzzled as to why you think she should care based on a 2 week stay? It's outside Thailand and not a single Thai I ever knew asked me about anything to do with anywhere outside Thailand.

What on earth are you going on about? Did you not comprehend that I said Putin was lying? Whom is the "he" you reference? The only "he" in the quote was Putin.

Don't hold your breath till it happens then. IMO the last paragraph is as likely to happen as a politician keeping campaign promises. It might happen, but not very likely.

Did anyone actually believe him? I certainly didn't. BTW, I know of a few politicians in western countries that tell porkies too.