Border Thai and Cambodian Troops Clash Near Ta Muen Thom Temple

[connda]

The majority of people love war.  They can never get enough unless they are victims.  Otherwise, they cheer for more war.

Really.  What is man other than a genocidal monkey.  

[mfd101]

1438 - windows starting to rattle again, after a couple of quiet hours (for lunch I guess -  Pad Thai?).

 

Here my b/f fed the hordes with something hot out of plastic bags and I got tuna sandwiches. 

[Cameroni]

3 minutes ago, connda said:

The majority of people love war.

 

Especially the soldiers. I read Ernst Juenger, a former soldier in WWI. He wrote it's a good thing war is so terrible or we'd do it all the time because we love it so much. Or words to that effect.

[mark5335]

2 hours ago, John Drake said:

So when the RTAF goes  into action, it uses F16s, not Gripens.

Due primarily to proximity with the F16's mostly being based in Esan RTAF bases, whereas the Grippens are south in Surat Thani.

[Cameroni]

4 minutes ago, mark5335 said:

Due primarily to proximity with the F16's mostly being based in Esan RTAF bases, whereas the Grippens are south in Surat Thani.

 

I gotta say I love Saab. What a sad day when they went bankrupt and those Chinese did not come through to save them.

[daveAustin]

Crazy all this. Both sides are too much into face to back down. All over a strip of land!

[BE88]

23 minutes ago, ezflip said:

Did anybody else get the emergency SMS from the authorities asking us to seek shelter or evacuate???

 

Said evacuate

[peter zwart]

4 hours ago, ezflip said:

until I see helicopters and/or fighter jets in the sky, why panic

It seems the Cambodian already shot 1 Thai fighter jet down

[davb]

26 minutes ago, connda said:

The majority of people love war.  

 

Is this more of a boomer war? The older Thais around me want to kill all the Cambodians, but the younger ones aren't that interested in any of it.

[ezflip]

Actually said both. Talk to a local official/headman for shelter or evacuate further away.

[couchpotato]

7 minutes ago, daveAustin said:

Crazy all this. Both sides are too much into face to back down. All over a strip of land!

Exactly right..... Childish tit for tat (that unfortunately kills people)....plus most people don't realise this land dispute has being going on for decades.

[Liquorice]

3 minutes ago, peter zwart said:

It seems the Cambodian already shot 1 Thai fighter jet down

Reportedly, which the RTAF have refuted the claim.

[n8sail]

3 minutes ago, peter zwart said:

It seems the Cambodian already shot 1 Thai fighter jet down

I saw that on Facebook on "The Nation's" comment section as well.  I highly suspect that headline is completely fake.  There are a lot of Khmers posting completely false things all over Thai news sites for the last few weeks.  When you translate them, it is really not very nice stuff.

The Guardian/AP and others would have added this to their live feed if true as it would be huge news. 

[mark5335]

26 minutes ago, Cameroni said:

 

I gotta say I love Saab. What a sad day when they went bankrupt and those Chinese did not come through to save them.

Indeed, I used to drive a SAAB 900 Turbo coupe 30 years ago, it was a sweet drive.

[BE88]

5 minutes ago, n8sail said:

I saw that on Facebook on "The Nation's" comment section as well.  I highly suspect that headline is completely fake.  There are a lot of Khmers posting completely false things all over Thai news sites for the last few weeks.  When you translate them, it is really not very nice stuff.

The Guardian/AP and others would have added this to their live feed if true as it would be huge news. 

 

In this period of extremely dangerous geopolitical tensions, any outbreak of war could quickly escalate into a wider conflict with international implications, so the situation could become more serious than a simple territorial conflict as has previously occurred.

 

Therefore, the situation is very serious.

 

[ChipButty]

some injured people https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1EvURPHNor/

[ChipButty]

People are panicking already in Bangkok

[BE88]

18 minutes ago, ezflip said:

 

20 minutes ago, ezflip said:

Actually said both. Talk to a local official/headman for shelter or evacuate further away.

 

 

If I were in your place I would evacuate and not wait for the bombs in a shelter , because there are no safe havens

 

[FritsSikkink]

4 minutes ago, ChipButty said:

People are panicking already in Bangkok

What for? 

Cambodia doesn't have fighter planes.

[Cameroni]

18 minutes ago, mark5335 said:

Indeed, I used to drive a SAAB 900 Turbo coupe 30 years ago, it was a sweet drive.

 

My first car was a SAAB 9000 CDE Turbo. What a car.Such a loss they're gone.

[riclag]

Where are the International PEACE makers!

10 minutes ago, BE88 said:

 

In this period of extremely dangerous geopolitical tensions, any outbreak of war could quickly escalate into a wider conflict with international implications, so the situation could become more serious than a simple territorial conflict as has previously occurred.

 

Therefore, the situation is very serious.

 

Anytime tanks,rocket launchers,Fighter jets are involved is a crisis.

Send in the usual peacemakers ,from past disputes.

 

[emptypockets]

2 minutes ago, BE88 said:

 

If I were in your place I would evacuate and not wait for the bombs in a shelter , because there are no safe havens

 

Pretty well the whole of Sangkha and the surrounding villages are on the move. Quite a big traffic jam on the road to Surin, traffic at 20-30kmh according to the daughter in law.

[Caldera]

9 minutes ago, ChipButty said:

People are panicking already in Bangkok

 

Nonsense. I haven't seen anyone panicking here 

[FritsSikkink]

1 minute ago, riclag said:

Where are the International PEACE makers!

Anytime tanks,rocket launchers,Fighter jets are involved is a crisis.

Send in the usual peacemakers ,from past disputes.

 

Don't you think there need to be some decisions made?

How many, where, what arms will they bring, logistics needed?

[The Cyclist]

Thai Embassy have instructed all Thai Nationals to get out of Cambodia.

 

I can see this spiraling.

[Liquorice]

9 minutes ago, ChipButty said:

People are panicking already in Bangkok

Why?

Cambodia’s missile and rocket artillery systems, like the PHL-03, AR-2, and Type-81, have a range of just 70 to 150 km.

[Captain Flack]

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[bubblegum]

4 minutes ago, emptypockets said:

Pretty well the whole of Sangkha and the surrounding villages are on the move. Quite a big traffic jam on the road to Surin, traffic at 20-30kmh according to the daughter in law.

Just came back from the junction in Prasat, no ordinary traffic.

[Formaleins]

It is like watching two 8 year olds! Bunch of clowns.

[riclag]

4 minutes ago, FritsSikkink said:

Don't you think there need to be some decisions made?

How many, where, what arms will they bring, logistics needed?

Cooler heads prevail!

A international authority must demand a end to all hostilities ,declare a ceasefire.

 Grievances can be disputed Diplomatically.