If any new 'democratic' administration cowers to the west, and starts a proxy war with Myanmar, I'd welcome the generals back to take charge again.

 

Hopefully no FTA with the USA either, as both wouldn't be good for TH.

12 hours ago, Pouatchee said:

i always wondered why thailand has conscription. guess the stressed peace with myanmar kinda puts things in perspective 

Could it be that Thailand needs conscription because with so many generals there is not enough soldiers for them to share around. Or without conscription the generals would have to pay for their own servants.

It seems that Thailand has at last got a government with some balls to confront the Burmese military thugs and support the freedom fighters. I hope they will also condemn Putin's murderous invasion of Ukraine and once again we will see Thailand respectfully treated as one of the responsible countries of the world.

19 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

he “terrorists” he referred to are anti-Myanmar regime resistance groups active along the border.

Wrong! IMO the terrorists are the like of General Win, his Junta cronies and the Tatmadaw. 

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Interesting indication - the generals across the border are getting scared too - right so! Maybe the Thai dinosaurs should all congregate in Naypiyadaw, declare the latter a separate country and leave Thailand as well as Myanmar in peace ....... wishful thinking? Well, we shall see ???? 

9 hours ago, kennw said:

Could it be that Thailand needs conscription because with so many generals there is not enough soldiers for them to share around. Or without conscription the generals would have to pay for their own servants.

Or one could simply ponder on the real and only reason why the military exist here. 

12 hours ago, MrMojoRisin said:

You forgot Thailand under junta rule - they are probably the biggest supporter that the Burmese junta have.

 

Who’d have thunk that supporting anti democracy juntas has real world death and destruction consequences.

 

Shame on all those who have argued against democracy in Thailand - hiding behind that tiny tiny false fig leaf “Thaksin is the devil”.
 

What you guys support is disgusting.

 

This is not the first time that I have said that Thailand is, for many of a "certain sort" of Westerner, what South American countries were, after the Second World War, for a "certain sort" of German.

 

Evidenced daily on these pages.

 

 

13 hours ago, nobodysfriend said:

It would be funny if it would not be so sad ...

The murderous burmese junta tries to bend the truth .

The terrorists is THEM .

I don't know why the world is ( mostly )ignoring the fact that this country has been taken from a young democracy to a murderous autocracy that does not value the life of their citizens .

And there are still countries who support them actively by providing weapons , like Russia and China ... Shame on them !

Previously rather difficult for Free West to give direct materiel support to the resistance.

 

Whereas China has direct land access to Myanmar and covets access to Indian Ocean.

 

Chinas huge change from Regional Suzerainty to Global Ambition also makes Myanmar a greater area of concern for the Free West (and India) than it was.

 

Ideological changes in Thailand may modify the situation.

 

 

22 hours ago, Taboo2 said:

Looks like China and America are getting ready for a Proxy War.....if you need details, read the book,,,"The Devil's Chessboard" to understand how America works.  

 

And the same book to understand how China works?