WONDERLUST

Again, it is shameful that the US-Navy advertises so openly that the main reason for them to come to Thailand is Rest & Recreation.

In normal diplomatic wording it should have been called a courtesy visit from the US-Navy to Thailand.

According to my wife and father in law, and myself, the Vietnam era is long gone, and the US should behave like any respectful state.

Advertising the R&R so blatantly is very degrading for the Thai people.

That is an interesting but fair point.

Point very well made and often overlooked

I am now in Manila, and I will really pray that Thailand does not get hit with Ketsana as hard as we had it here. Currently, 250,000 here in Manila displaced and over 100 fatalities. I would not wish this on my worst enemy.