Digest this comparison between events in Thailand and Egypt over the past year:
- Thai generals: depose the elected government, declare martial law, and appoint a caretaker prime minister. They deny there was a military coup.
- Egyptian generals: overthrow elected government, throw Morsi in prison, appoint Mubarak feloul, but deny there was a military coup.
- Thai generals; never won a modern war, as far as I know.
- Egyptian generals: never won a war as far as they know (except the War on Pigs), but still promoted Al Sisi to Field Marshal (just like Ney, Rommel, Bernard Montgomery, Zhukov, Marshal Dillon).
- Many men from the Middle East travel to Thailand for one and only one purpose and it ain’t to see the temples or enjoy the food. In fairness, so do many more men from Japan and Germany and other Europeans, and for the same purpose.
- Many people from the Middle East, especially the Saudis (and other Gulf), travel to Cairo for one and only one purpose: to see the pyramids and the Sphinx and the Egyptian Museum of course. (I bet that was not what you expected me to say, was it?).
Conclusion: Thai generals must have been watching Egyptian TV and Alarabiya these past few months.Cheers
mhg