Premier’s denial of missile purchase from US called ‘misunderstanding’

[Reigntax]

27 minutes ago, Thingamabob said:

Where's the enemy...?

Behind every barracks wall and just behind Prayuths shoulder

[zzaa09]

47 minutes ago, Thingamabob said:

Where's the enemy...?

All around.

Manufactured enemies, per usual.

[wavemanwww]

It’s nothing new. I just couldn’t remember everything,” the premier said.

 

The US Defence Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) last week notified Congress on Thailand’s requested purchase of the anti-ship missiles worth Bt 827.7 million..

 

Fk me dead and he's in charge of Thailand's defence????// $30 million au missile 's being  Bt 827.7 million assuming that's the cost for a few. Good luck Thailand in a real World War or invasion because I as an Australian will no longer be there to protect you, Especially after how much Australia helped you in WWII with the Japs with no thanks.

[chainarong]

12 hours ago, inThailand said:

Is the word misunderstanding the new word for Iam clueless? Or you misunderstood my lies?

It seems to be the word of the week.

Misunderstanding , maybe, I think I smell a rat.

[Nord X]

They should official change the tag line 'Land of Smiles' to 'Land of Misunderstandings', LOM.

[Khun Han]

" Prayut, meanwhile, said that the military budget needs to be higher because previous governments did not pay enough attention to national defence. "

 

Didn't Yingluck's government increase military spending in a futile attempt to keep Prayut onside?

[Lucky mike]

Defense from who ?

[Justgrazing]

20 hours ago, zzaa09 said:

All around.

Manufactured enemies, per usual.

Perceived manufactured enemies are the exclusive preserve of the Megalomaniac .. No .? 

[Justgrazing]

Chair' P has misunderstood that you cannot walk away from military kit procurement contracts signed up for by you're predecessor unless you want the mother of all C C J's put against the Kingdom's credit rating .. For they are the hallmarks on this .. That the sale of these things is still to be blessed by U S congress may heap abit more embarrassments on Chair ' P yet .. The ship in question appears to be the one YinShin signed the H P form's for 2013 and has been built in S Korea .. It was designed/built with accepting American or European weaponry in mind from that start as S Korea is big buddies with the West .. Would it come as a suprise to know that Chair' P looked to China for alternative missiles only to find that trying to retro fit Chinese wouldn't be easy even if you could wriggle out of these contracts .. Therefore a face saving excuse had to be found hence the " misunderstanding " .. 

[chickenslegs]

Does the USA have no rules against selling military hardware to a Junta?

 

(rhetorical question)

[dcnx]

Don't Thai to me, uncle Too.

[tomacht8]

“We need a budget to buy and fix [military hardware] to protect our land and maritime resources, facilitate disaster relief and for military training purposes,” he said.

Is there also a budget for sewage treatment plants, wastewater treatment and sustainable waste disposal,
..... to protect land and maritime resources?

[Justgrazing]

11 minutes ago, chickenslegs said:

Does the USA have no rules against selling military hardware to a Junta?

 

(rhetorical question)

Depends who the Junta is .. 

Though if you look back to 2014 Obama's administration did draw down some military assistance but not particularly severely .. This missile procurement getting the green light from the U S Congress is by no means guaranteed and then the " face " thing they have here will be surely tested .. 

[Lucky mike]

5 minutes ago, tomacht8 said:

“We need a budget to buy and fix [military hardware] to protect our land and maritime resources, facilitate disaster relief and for military training purposes,” he said.

Is there also a budget for sewage treatment plants, wastewater treatment and sustainable waste disposal,
..... to protect land and maritime resources?

Maybe doesn't give a shit ?

[Kieranmc]

He calls it a misunderstanding. Non dictators call it lying.