Sondhi such a fine military leader. Then why the worsening terrorist issue given he was appointed to his high military post for the exact purpose to deal with it. His now admitted way to deal with it is by appeasement thru negotiations. When good negotiates with evil, good always looses.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,214498,00.html
Across the capital, Thais who trickled out onto barren streets welcomed the surprise turn of events as a necessary climax to months of demands for Thaksin to resign amid . . . . worsening Muslim insurgency in the south. . . .
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Sondhi, [who is a Muslim], was selected last year to head the army partly because it was felt he could better deal with a Muslim insurgency in southern Thailand, where 1,700 people have been killed since 2004. Recently, Sondhi urged negotiations with the separatists in contrast to Thaksin's hard-fisted approach. Many analysts have said that with Thaksin in power, peace in the south was unlikely
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Thaksin recently alienated a segment of the military by claiming senior officers had tried to assassinate him in a failed bombing attempt. He also attempted to remove officers loyal to Sondhi from key positions. . . .
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Some of Thaksin's critics wanted to jettison his policies promoting privatization, free trade agreements and CEO-style administration.
Then why the worsening terrorist issue given he was appointed to his high military post for the exact purpose to deal with it. Because he wasn't allowed to deal with it. He has had his hands tied. Compare it to US Generals during the Vietnam War. They knew what needed to be done but Johnson wouldn't let them. No different. The former Prime Minister wanted to have his guy replace Sondhi so wasn't about to let Sondhi do his job.
Across the capital, Thais who trickled out onto barren streets welcomed the surprise turn of events as a necessary climax to months of demands for Thaksin to resign amid . . . . worsening Muslim insurgency in the south. . . .
Worsening? ROTFLMAO! You might want to read local news instead of Fox News. The south has been QUIET since the coup.
Recently, Sondhi urged negotiations with the separatists in contrast to Thaksin's hard-fisted approach.
Hard-fisted? Like two years ago when he refused to admit there was any problems and blamed Krue Se on drugs? ROTFLMAO.