spidermike007

Watching the girls picking tea leaves off their bushes. Huh? Is that a new sport? Where can we see that? I think people would line up to view something like that.

Even just using the word truth and Trump in the same sentence shows how incredibly disconnected you are from reality, and how powerful that Kool-Aid is that you continue to drink on a daily basis. Trump would not know truth if it bit him on his swollen, bulbous, cankerous ankles.

It would appear during his very traumatic childhood that Trump was never taught anything about respect for others, he just simply became a toxic bully, and year after year he became a darker more hateful version of trailer park trash. Trump is an absolute pig. Having said that he manifests none of the good qualities that pigs have. Perhaps a gutter slug or a swamp creature is closer to the mark.

That may be the case but I can assure you that billions of people around the world will be dancing in the streets, and the celebration is likely to last months.

No. We will reserve the description traitor to put under Trump's name.

That is correct there is a sense of community here in Thailand that is totally non-existent in America. You really see that when traveling as fellow Thais are treated with a great deal of affection and respect. You get none of that in America, the average stranger there treats you with fear and disdain. But that is simply a reflection of a broken society, a fast declining nation and culture, and a broken people, whereas here in Thailand I consider the people to be relatively healthy and very positive.

I would guess that Israel is quite surprised by Iran's response. In the fog of war and the extreme levels of hubris and arrogance that they are burdened with, I just don't think that they thought they were going to see much resistance, nor significant reprisals and counter attacks. The censorship that's taking place right now with both the Israeli and the American media is truly historic, and well beyond what we saw during the Iraq and Afghanistan campaigns. So we really don't know what's going on, and we really don't know the extent of the damage in Israel. It is safe to presume that it is very substantial. Nobody knows how long this war could be could go on for, Iran continues to surprise and they could have thousands of weapons left. We know they have hundreds of thousands of members of the IRG and the National Defense Forces which could defend the home land if Trump were to be unwise enough to invade. Trump and Netanyahu have both lost immense amounts of credibility and this war has barely started. Iran could unleash sleeper cells through their proxies there could be multiple attacks on the US mainland and the ramifications of this could be felt for many years. Hopefully people will look back on history and they will see the Dark Don period as being one of the darkest we have ever faced.

The average person thinks that they're getting real news about this war when we're seeing censorship beyond anything in recent history. During a tirade on his Truth Social website, the president attacked The Wall Street Journal for reporting on an Iranian military strike against American planes in Saudi Arabia, and called on other news outlets to be charged with “TREASON.” Brendan Carr, Trump’s thuggish Federal Communications Commission chairman, threatened to revoke broadcasters’ licenses over their war coverage. Criticizing CNN’s reporting on the war last week, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made clear that he’s hoping its new owners quash its independence: “The sooner David Ellison takes over that network, the better.” Rarely in modern history has an American administration made such blatantly authoritarian efforts to subdue its critics. Such naked coercion is a screaming sign of democratic breakdown. But we shouldn’t lose sight of how Trump is failing to bend the country to his will. Even as he’s wrecking American institutions, Trump is revealing the limits of his cultural influence. Typically, the go-to move for Republicans at war is to bludgeon their Democratic opponents as unpatriotic. That’s harder to do without an echo chamber backing them up, especially since leaks suggest that even the vice president thought the war was a bad idea. Interviewing Senator Chris Murphy on CNN last week, Jake Tapper asked whether his opposition to funding Trump’s war might be taken as voting against the troops. That’s the sort of argument that used to terrify Democrats, but Murphy was utterly unfazed. “Oh, come on,” he said. “The American people don’t want this war.” With his war raging, he’s spent the last two weekends golfing. Trump refuses to treat his role with reverence, so others don’t feel much need to either. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/opinion/trump-iran-war-support.html?smid=nytcore-android-share

Once places are discovered they are never the same again, the same thing happened with Bali and it's now a tourist ruin, an absolutely horrific place. I wonder if there are smaller cities in Vietnam that have good infrastructure and facilities for expats. The visa issue alone would be a turn off for me, as I just don't like fussing with immigration issues. I've been to Vietnam three times over a 25-year period with and without my Thai woman, and I just couldn't get past the people. I found them to be like cold, wet fish. I'm sure there are exceptions but I find the Thai people to be a lot warmer and infinitely more light-hearted. And I think the infrastructure here is a lot better. Though you likely don't have the traffic issues traveling around Vietnam like you do here.

I've seen a lot of Thailand, love traveling around this place, and I find that it's really enjoyable when you're traveling with a Thai partner, as the Thais tend to be quite friendly and helpful with each other. So you essentially become an insider by default.

Historically presidents have been expected to show some grace, dignity and compassion, however Trump has thrown all that out the window. He is an absolute pig, and no level of decorum is expected of him anymore. This very ugly man possesses such hatred, such bitterness, and his upbringing was such a failure, he must have been subjected to so much abuse by his parents that he just doesn't behave like a civilized person. Everything that comes out of his mouth is ugly, nasty, critical, vindictive, hateful, vengeful or bitter. This man is one nasty piece of work and is the last man in the world that should be leading America right now. He needs to go, he needs to be shut down, however that can be accomplished it needs to be done.

Bear in mind TACO is nothing else if not inconsistent, and his threats really don't mean anything anymore. Iran is likely waiting and ready for his next move. Trump plays 2D chess.

Correct, you just simply supply the agent with a photo, and it can even be done digitally. Convenient does not even begin to describe the process.

Many of us thought that in the past, but then again none of us have seen Trump 2.0 until now. The degree to which he has been reckless, thoughtless, careless, dangerous, and aggressive has been astonishing to most, and likely many of his supporters are quite surprised too, though most are still having a very hard time mustering up the requisite level of manhood, dissent and criticism in that regard. Maybe he was right, maybe he can get away with anything including some shooting someone point blank on 5th Avenue.

Regime change is needed in America right now like never before, Trump must be ousted, they need to figure out a way to get rid of this grotesque clown once and for all.

Historically presidents have been expected to show some grace, dignity and compassion, however Trump has thrown all that out the window. He is an absolute pig, and no level of decorum is expected of him anymore. This very ugly man possesses such hatred, such bitterness, and his upbringing was such a failure, he must have been subjected to so much abuse by his parents that he just doesn't behave like a civilized person. Everything that comes out of his mouth is ugly, nasty, critical, vindictive, hateful, vengeful or bitter. This man is one nasty piece of work and is the last man in the world that should be leading America right now. He needs to go, he needs to be shut down, however that can be accomplished it needs to be done.

It's likely that the ICE agents are some of the least qualified law enforcement officials America has ever seen, so they're probably way under qualified to do this kind of work. Plus I'm not sure how comfortable they're going to be taking off their masks, and it's going to be a real burden for them to be told not to shoot passengers in major US airports. Lastly I'm not sure how passengers are going to feel being screened by domestic terrorists.

They should establish more conditions for assistance with a Strait. Stop the bombing, the immediate resignation of Donald Trump, and Hegseth, and the closure of all US bases throughout the Middle East.

We don't really know whether or not it's related to the conflict, chances are if it was they would lie about it, and many mistakes happen in the fog of war, such as the Kuwaitis shooting down four American fighter jets "by accident".

There is a lot of ugliness that's being caused in relation to this war, Trump the warmonger is lowering the quality of life for virtually everybody around the world, but if there's one upside perhaps it's the lowering of the value of the Thai baht.

They can't get their $3,000 Las Vegas fees here. And besides nobody would want to get with them anyway as they're typically pretty nasty looking. I've seen many African women on Sukumvit over the years, and I don't think I've ever seen one that was even remotely attractive. So why would any guy in his right mind choose that over a lovely Thai woman?

Pattaya and Patong Beach seem to have have become the crime capitals of Thailand and perhaps they are best avoided at this point. That certainly applies to the tourist areas of both of those towns.

Hopefully we change our perspective by living over here, I think that's part of the plan. If I wanted boring, predictable, listless, overpriced, and bitter I would have stayed in America.

Trump pick the worst SEC DEF in American history, a man with absolutely no qualifications, a man who couldn't get hired to lead a county chapter of the Cub Scouts, and yet he somehow expected this war to go well. Hegseth is inept and a very poor cabinet secretary. Trump oftentimes will confuse a polished presentation with one of substance, and Hegseth embarrassed himself and his nation deeply with his ridiculous speech about being overly aggressive, and not following any aspect of the Geneva Convention, while pursuing the enemy. The military does not pay him any regard other than the fact that they are forced to obey the chain of command. My guess is that the man is an absolute laughing stock throughout all ranks and files, we witnessed the somber tone on the faces of the high ranking officers, Admirals and Generals, and the rather astonishing lack of applause for either Petie or Donnie. When it comes from a circus goombahs like Pete Hesgeth, or Donald Trump I'm guessing the military utterly despises them both, and has a great deal of contempt for the command structure at this point. They both like to play tough, they both like to act up, but they're both cowards and they are bordering on being traitors to their nation. There is no question that the re-election of Trump is a wet dream for both Putin, Xi, and all despots around the world. Having somebody so fabulously incompetent, so spectacularly ignorant, and so unable to negotiate anything even resembling a good deal for the US, is definitely a huge assist to adversaries areas around the world.

Well you certainly don't have to care what I think, it means less than zero to me. If you don't want to read what I post please by all means put me on your ignore list. And if you don't want to read opinions that are in opposition to yours I suggest you don't even use the forum. Then again you could always learn how to establish self esteem, and grow some thicker skin.