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3 minutes ago, Longcut said:

Not even that! When was the last time the Thai military was in actual combat? I am not talking about a skirmish with locals down south. I mean actual combat. 

Well... WW1; but technically they were known as Siam at the time...

 WW2 was a Claytons when the door was opened for the Rising Sun. Some Thai Naval  officer was actually  punished for shooting back with real ammo... when it was all planned to be just 'for show' 

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4 minutes ago, yellowboat said:

Nice article, three years late, but nice.  They did provide peace.  The usurped power from the people of Thailand.  Not the same thing.

In my traditional Western way of thinking, utilizing the army to stabilize a country is acceptable but to take over and run the country including rewriting the constitution and determining its direction for the next 20 years is completely undemocratic and unacceptable. And equally unacceptable and disgraceful is to (allegedly) rig an election to that army's benefit in order to appear legitimate.

Following is an example of how this can, and should, happen. Peace can be re-established but then get out !

 

The War Measures Act was a Government of Xxxxxx statute that allowed the government to assume sweeping emergency powers, stopping short of martial law, i.e. the military does not administer justice, which remains in the hands of the courts. ... In 1988, the War Measures Act was replaced by the Emergencies Act.

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7 minutes ago, Lupatria said:

With the level of "democratic will" or even the knowledge about democracy among the masses, they may as well tend to meditation or Yoga. For those in doubt- ask my neighbors.

I respect your words. But I am sensing the opposite from my contacts (even though one said "oh, we love that little man").

The vibe that I am getting is one of interest in change.

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4 hours ago, webfact said:

Scandal-tainted projects such as the grounded airship and the fake GT200 bomb detectors have been whitewashed. Meanwhile the national anti-graft agency has cleared Prawit over his failure to declare a collection of luxury wristwatches, accepting his dubious story that it was borrowed from a friend who had since died.

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15 minutes ago, klauskunkel said:

They have a field for that? I wonder if one can visit it.

Probably have to pay 10 times the price of the ticket compared to a Thai.

Actually it is a sandbox. They get all excited playing with their plastic soldiers and toy tanks. 

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1 hour ago, tifino said:

Well... WW1; but technically they were known as Siam at the time...

 WW2 was a Claytons when the door was opened for the Rising Sun. Some Thai Naval  officer was actually  punished for shooting back with real ammo... when it was all planned to be just 'for show' 

 

Franco-Thai War - Wikipedia

 

Military alliance with Japan (1941-1945)

 

Thailand in the Korean War - Wikipedia

 

Thailand in the Vietnam War - Wikipedia

 

 

 

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2 hours ago, Longcut said:

Not even that! When was the last time the Thai military was in actual combat? I am not talking about a skirmish with locals down south. I mean actual combat. 

Well, there was a bit of a tussle up at the local barracks the other day, I hear.

 

They were queuing up to collect their new parachute wings ( they had all carried out the required number of jumps out of the back of a pickup truck) and the queue got a bit unruly apparently...

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Military will not give up power until it is wrenched from their "cold, dead hands".

 

That cannot be done through pieces of paper in a ballot box.

 

It will never be done by "civil" means.

 

End of.

 

 

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2 hours ago, jayboy said:

Last time was the Thai-Lao border war in 1988/89 which though minor was a humiliating defeat for the Thais.

 

But the point of the Thai army is not to fight wars but to maximize business opportunities, explore corruption options, interfere in politics and when necessary murder their own people. Defending the nation - not that Thailand has any enemies - is not high on the list of priorities.

Wanna bet?  Was not the last time.  Try a bit more research.  Hint the countries below also sent troops to the conflict.

Australia – 5,500

New Zealand – 1,200

Thailand – 1,600

Brazil 

Canada 

Fiji 

France 

Germany 

Ireland 

Italy

United Kingdom

Also sent troops.

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The 20 yr lock down plan. This is the key problem along with the 250 MP's they will have free.

Every time someone does something to change the plan, even writing a new draft, they are banished and probably arrested I would gather. The only means would be a gathering of the masses of everyone has had enough or maybe a plea to the King?

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34 minutes ago, marcusarelus said:

Wanna bet?  Was not the last time.  Try a bit more research.  Hint the countries below also sent troops to the conflict.

Australia – 5,500

New Zealand – 1,200

Thailand – 1,600

Brazil 

Canada 

Fiji 

France 

Germany 

Ireland 

Italy

United Kingdom

Also sent troops.

Maybe it's you that needs to do the research if you mean the Iraq War. The small Thai contingent was made up engineers and medical workers and was specifically excluded from combat duties - which was what the question I responded to was about.

 

Having said that it's only fair that I point out - with the benefit of personal knowledge from a former American army officer - that some Thai troops performed very well and courageously in Vietnam under American direction. My informant was however fairly contemptuous of the posturing and ineffective Thai officer corps.

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2 minutes ago, jayboy said:

Maybe it's you that needs to do the research if you mean the Iraq War. The small Thai contingent was made up engineers and medical workers and was specifically excluded from combat duties - which was what the question I responded to was about.

 

Having said that it's only fair that I point out - with the benefit of personal knowledge from a former American army officer - that some Thai troops performed very well and courageously in Vietnam under American direction. My informant was however fairly contemptuous of the posturing and ineffective Thai officer corps.

I seem to recall the words "you're either with us or against us" in order to coerce some of these countries into supporting the Iraq war. Maybe at the time, it was deemed smarter by Thai authorities to be part of the "with" group.

 

BTW, did Prawit go to Iraq and fight, being the brave soldier that he is?

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4 hours ago, Longcut said:

Not even that! When was the last time the Thai military was in actual combat? I am not talking about a skirmish with locals down south. I mean actual combat. 

To be fair, the Thai army was involved in the Korean and Vietnam wars and fought alongside USA military. One notable battle in the Korean war was the Pork Chop Hill where Thai soldiers were awarded bravery medals by the US Army. In Vietnam, they were involved with fighting the Vietcong and suffered lots of casualties. That said, the Thai army in those years in the 50s and 60s were different from the current soft belly generals who more interested in fighting their own people and filling their bank accounts.  

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