Thai - Cambodia Conflict Thailand Rejects Mediation in Escalating Cambodia Conflict

[Aussie999]

3 minutes ago, lordgrinz said:

 

That's the most idiotic and factually inaccurate response I have heard yet.

Tell me why..I'm interested to see what you have to say.

[lordgrinz]

Just now, Aussie999 said:

Tell me why..I'm interested to see what you have to say.

 

Do you live under a rock?!

[hotandsticky]

6 minutes ago, Aussie999 said:

True, just goes to show what Thailand is really like, complain about what Cambodia supposedly does, yet admits to war crimes...just can't make this up.

 

 

"What Cambodia SUPPOSEDLY does"

 

 

 

I am sensing a myopic viewpoint here.

[newnative]

   Ridiculous to reject mediation.  Thai spouse is right--Thaksin wants to keep the conflict going and keep Thais focused on the conflict and not on him and his daughter.  

[BeastOfBodmin]

1 hour ago, hanbla said:

Thailand has not joined the agreement to not using cluster bombs neither has US and Russia. 

Quite a long and non-illustrious list.

 

[JimHuaHin]

2 hours ago, Mr Meeseeks said:

 

It was Pol Pot that was the leader of the Khmer Rouge, and he was a Thai ally after the Vietnamese invaded and ousted them in 1979. 

 

Pol Pot lived in Trat province after the Khmer Rouge were ousted, where he was protected and supported by the Thai military. He received  Thai government backing, and that of the US and Australia, in the UN. At this time, the genocide in Cambodia was already widely known. Presumably the US and Thais were still bitter about losing in Vietnam.

 

Thai forces heavily mined the Western border area where they supported the Khmer Rouge guerillas in their continuing war against the Vietnamese and to stop a possible Vietnamese invasion/incursion into Thai territory.

 

Hun Sen was a former Khmer Rouge Battalion Commander but defected to the Vietnamese side in 1977.

 

Important to get facts correct here.

A very good summary of the situation.

 

At the time, the Thai military was very very concerned (unwarranted, in my opinion) about the possible threat of a Vietnamese invasion of Thailand; so much so that a senior Thai Army General made a comment to the effect that the battle-hardened Vietnamese army could invade Thailand at sunrise and be in Bangkok by sunset.

 

Another aspect was the "business" relationship between the Khmer Rouge and the Thais - teak and gems flowed out of Khmer Rouge controlled areas of Cambodia, and military equipment flowed to the Khmer Rouge forces.

[lordgrinz]

3 minutes ago, BeastOfBodmin said:

Quite a long and non-illustrious list.

 

 

All's fair in love and war.

[BeastOfBodmin]

58 minutes ago, Aussie999 said:

True, just goes to show what Thailand is really like, complain about what Cambodia supposedly does, yet admits to war crimes...just can't make this up.

What was the war crime they admitted to? As a non-signatory to the UN CCM, use of cluster munitions per se is not illegal. I think they have insisted these munitions have only been used against military targets. Which does not make it an admission of committing war crimes.

[PETERTHEEATER]

The use of the term 'Cluster bombs' is so crass. We in the trade prefer to call them 'Area Denial Munitions' 😀

[cynic1]

For Gods sake calm down you lot. It's easier to make War than to diffuse this situation?

 

Goes back to the Vietnam war of which that war was a horrid war and killed millions. For what?

 

"Make peace and not WAR"

[Aussie999]

4 hours ago, lordgrinz said:

 

Do you live under a rock?!

Just tell me why...or are you full of BS

[Aussie999]

5 hours ago, hanbla said:

Thailand has not joined the agreement to not using cluster bombs neither has US and Russia. 

Isn't that what I said....it still doesn't protect Thailand from war crimes

[Aussie999]

4 hours ago, hotandsticky said:

 

 

"What Cambodia SUPPOSEDLY does"

 

 

 

I am sensing a myopic viewpoint here.

I am saying both sides lie...we have no verified truth.

[lordgrinz]

8 minutes ago, Aussie999 said:

Just tell me why...or are you full of BS

 

We have been talking about it at nauseum, pay attention, I'm not reposting for your benefit. 

[Aussie999]

2 minutes ago, lordgrinz said:

 

We have been talking about it at nauseum, pay attention, I'm not reposting for your benefit. 

You still have not justify your comment, all I ask is for you to explain it...so far you have said nothing.

[Aussie999]

4 hours ago, BeastOfBodmin said:

What was the war crime they admitted to? As a non-signatory to the UN CCM, use of cluster munitions per se is not illegal. I think they have insisted these munitions have only been used against military targets. Which does not make it an admission of committing war crimes.

It's well known many do not detonate, and civilians are harm years later... Read some history on them.

[lordgrinz]

6 hours ago, Aussie999 said:

Yep...but I stand by my opinion of this degenerate.

 

Show me evidence that Thailand has invaded Cambodia, which is your factually inaccurate statement in the post you made. Better yet, welcome to ignore, I'm not sitting here any longer arguing with the most obtuse individual I have ever encountered.

[Aussie999]

4 hours ago, lordgrinz said:

 

Show me evidence that Thailand has invaded Cambodia, which is your factually inaccurate statement in the post you made. Better yet, welcome to ignore, I'm not sitting here any longer arguing with the most obtuse individual I have ever encountered.

Um, guess what, this so called, was on Cambodian territory...

[BeastOfBodmin]

17 hours ago, Aussie999 said:

It's well known many do not detonate, and civilians are harm years later... Read some history on them.

I know this. It's not the same as saying "we admit to committing war crimes".

[lordgrinz]

Thailand just needs to follow the Mossad playbook, send in spies to find out where Hun Sen and Hun Manet are, then launch an airstrike removing them from the world forever.

[englishoak]

1 hour ago, lordgrinz said:

Thailand just needs to follow the Mossad playbook, send in spies to find out where Hun Sen and Hun Manet are, then launch an airstrike removing them from the world forever.

 

And you, you  bloodthirsty  old  need to go get some help 

[lordgrinz]

2 minutes ago, englishoak said:

 

And you bloodthirsty old son need to go get some help 

 

I'll never reach Hun Sen's level, which is why he needs to go.

[englishoak]

Just now, lordgrinz said:

 

I'll never reach Hun Sen's level, which is why he needs to go.

 

Ofc he does but not in your way,  I get your reacting angrily but you do not have to speak like one of the Khmer Rouge  would either do you ?  calling for blood is no excuse son there has already been enough of that. Do more research & youll realise the historic waters are a lot more muddy & corrupt on both sides and  goes back decades.

 

Better to hope or pray this conflict ends ASAP and dosnt kill more than it already has, which is far too many on both sides of the border. 

[Aussie999]

22 hours ago, BeastOfBodmin said:

I know this. It's not the same as saying "we admit to committing war crimes".

Um, then what is it