Abhisit's Memoir: Fighting Fears With Hopes

[Orac]

I beieve Khun Abhisit was the straightest and most well educated prime minister this country had seen for some time, and a great shame he did not have the neccessary support of the police and army.

or the people judging from the election results.

[metisdead]

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[Thai at Heart]

He should never have gone to stay in the army barracks.

Politically crazy.

Maybe he was more worried about his life than his politics.

How stupid would anyone have to be to reckon that the army wouldn't push him down stairs if it was deemed necessary to "protect the country" i.e. their agenda

[Thai at Heart]

He should never have gone to stay in the army barracks.

Politically crazy.

Maybe he was more worried about his life than his politics.

He could have gone to thousands of places. An army barracks was a very stupid place to be politically.

[whybother]

He should never have gone to stay in the army barracks.

Politically crazy.

Maybe he was more worried about his life than his politics.

He could have gone to thousands of places. An army barracks was a very stupid place to be politically.

He still needed to manage things. He couldn't have done that in "thousands of places".

[Thai at Heart]

He should never have gone to stay in the army barracks.

Politically crazy.

Maybe he was more worried about his life than his politics.

He could have gone to thousands of places. An army barracks was a very stupid place to be politically.

He still needed to manage things. He couldn't have done that in "thousands of places".

What like the to floor of any hotel?

Actually the CRES was running the country at that moment. Going too an army barracks was extremely weak in my opinion and gave no ambiguity about who was running the country.

The army pulled the leash, and abhisit came to heel.

[TruthEyes]

Havn't the redshirt freedom fighters already written that title?

[Buchholz]

It was all a nice cosy arrangement at the time however to the detriment of the country's coffers which saw military spending soar to unprecedented levels

meanwhile, in the real world, military spending reveals....

Thailand's military expenditures are below the average for ASEAN

2010 ASEAN countries military expenditure as a percent of GDP

?.? (unreported) Myanmar

4.1 Singapore

3.9 Brunei

2.4 Vietnam

2.0 Malaysia

1.5 Thailand

1.1 Cambodia

1.0 Indonesia

0.8 Philippines

0.4 Laos

ASEAN average (not counting unreported Myanmar) = 1.9

On a world scale of military expenditure as a percent of GDP, Thailand ranks # 89.

Actually when putting in the updated figures for 2011, Thailand has dropped several places in comparison to their neighbors and is now even further below the average expenditures than they were before:

2011 ASEAN countries military expenditure as a percent of GDP

4.9 Singapore

4.5 Brunei

3.0 Cambodia

3.0 Indonesia

2.5 Vietnam

2.1 Burma

2.0 Malaysia

1.8 Thailand

0.9 Philippines

0.5 Laos

ASEAN average = 2.5

On a world scale of military expenditure as a percent of GDP, Thailand ranks # 85.

http://en.wikipedia....ry_expenditures

Edited October 30, 2012 by Buchholz

[Buchholz]

Havn't the redshirt freedom fighters already written that title?

No, the Red Shirt Thugs' title was, Fighting Abhisit With Cement And Steel Rods To Create Fear...

There are already sick minded people that don't require ideas to be planted in them...

Supporters of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra attack the car of Niphon Promphan, secretary of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva

2009/04/13

http://www.mirror.co...15875-21276165/

another day, another place...

Protesters attack a car coming out of parliament with rocks after the voting for the country's prime minister.

December 15, 2008

http://www.irrawaddy...hp?art_id=14791

and yet another day and another place with the PM's car...

Protesters attacked a car carrying Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva

APRIL 7 2009

http://dalje.com/en-...ore-demo/249288

Edited October 30, 2012 by Buchholz

[indyuk]

I for one, will look forward to reading this. Glad to see he has published as not many people really want to listen to rhetoric anymore. Good move. Now we will wait for the Reds and PTP cronies to cry foul and start dumping sh*t on it.

I too would like to read Mr Abhisit's Memoir in its entirety. My personal response to the extracts in this article are that it made me feel sad. I wouldn't dream of attacking Mr Abhisit's memoir. In deed I commend him for writing it. However, it is really sad that the 'Pay Master' chose' Mr Abhisit to lead this great nation. The consequences of that choice have stained this honorable mans career indelibly Whilst introducing instability in the homeland. Now the people's government have to find a way to reconcile differences and put Thailand back on track to the future that she roundly deserves. Edited October 30, 2012 by indyuk