[killjoy]

Since you appear to have a horse in this race, my advice is to keep your mind open to the benefits that Iran gets, every time he turns a former friend of the U.S. into a Nonaligned nation state.

Under the former Prime Minister (I love how that sounds) Thailand had better relations with China than with the US. Sondhi has much stronger ties with the US than the former Prime Minister ever had. Sondhi volunteered to fight on the ground next to US troops in Vietnam. That counts for a lot in my book.

The point is that regardless of the fact that this government had institutional problems, the cure is a no confidence vote and a new election, not the appointment of a KING.

The King in Thailand is hereditary, not appointed. They tried a no confidence vote and a new election a few months ago. It didn't work and that is what led to the current situation.

[ichabod1]

They tried a no confidence vote and a new election a few months ago. It didn't work and that is what led to the current situation.

Meaning they didn't get the results they wanted. That's crazy.

[Kitten Festival]

Thanks for your knowledgeable perspective. We have to get the facts straight before we can leap to any conclusions and your observations are helpful.