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| Prayuth: Use of force a last resort |
9/06/2011
Wassana Nanuam
Bangkok Post
Army chief Prayuth Chan-ocha has called on all sides to stop giving their opinions on the Preah Vihear temple issue as it might put the country at a disadvantage.
Gen Prayuth said it was risky to talk about the issue at the moment as the International Court of Justice's (ICJ) proceedings should be allowed to take their course.
"Whatever the outcome, the Foreign Ministry and the government have measures to deal with it. But if we rush to act or say anything, we could be at a disadvantage," he said.
However, Gen Prayuth gave assurances that the army, the Defence Ministry and other security agencies would continue to do the best they could to protect the country's sovereignty.
He said there were political, diplomatic and military measures to solve the problem if the ICJ decided to grant an injunction to Cambodia and order Thai troops to withdraw from the 4.6 square kilometre disputed area surrounding Preah Vihear.
Gen Prayuth said the military measure, or the use of force, would be the last resort as Thailand and Cambodia were still neighbours.
However, he said Thai troops would not tolerate any violation of the country's sovereignty.
Defence Minister Prawit Wongsuwon denied saying the ICJ had no authority to order Thai troops to withdraw from the disputed area surrounding the ancient Hindu temple.
Gen Prawit said Cambodia's Foreign Minister Hor Nam Hong had filed a complaint with the ICJ accusing Thailand of not accepting the court's authority by refusing to withdraw troops from the disputed area.
"I never said that the ICJ has no authority to order Thai troops to withdraw. I did not say that I did not accept the ICJ's authority. This was an interpretation by reporters," Gen Prawit said.
"But I said that if the ICJ orders us to withdraw, I still could not do so, because the area also belongs to Thailand. If it wants us to withdraw, Cambodia has to withdraw too.
"The Thai army's position is that we have to maintain military forces in the area that belongs to us. That's all I can say," Gen Prawit said.
He said he had been trying to contact Cambodian Defence Minister Tea Banh to discuss arrangements for the General Border Committee meeting after Cambodian Deputy Defence Minister Neang Phat said the GBC meeting would take place only after Thailand signed a terms of reference.
Gen Prawit said he had left it to Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya to consider whether or not to sign the terms of reference.
"But for the military's part, our survey team is ready," he said.
"I don't know what is happening with Cambodia. We have already talked about this matter in Indonesia, however now they [Cambodia] have changed," Gen Prawit added.
26 comments:
I really don't know what else can Thailand understand! The 4.6km2 is totally belong to Cambodia.
"I never said that the ICJ has no authority to order Thai troops to withdraw. I did not say that I did not accept the ICJ's authority. This was an interpretation by reporters," Gen Prawit said.
"But I said that if the ICJ orders us to withdraw, I still could not do so, because the area also belongs to Thailand. If it wants us to withdraw, Cambodia has to withdraw too.
"The Thai army's position is that we have to maintain military forces in the area that belongs to us. That's all I can say," Gen Prawit said.
So, can these Thai ignorant share their wives with us?
How can we withdraw from our own lands? Thai must abide to international rule.
Khmer Preah Vihear,
Khamvong,
The Thai armed forces should invade Cambodia and capture its leaders. Also, we must demonstrate our military might to let the Cambodian government understand that we mean 'business.'
In addition, when war erupts (preferably sooner the better), this time around, we'll advance our forces in a capture mode position --not standing still like previous events.
Mr. Hun Sen must be taught a hard lesson. The farm boy will regret, if he pulls anything stupids. Yes, he knows.
2:49am,
You think that invading another country is that easy? Just look at Vietnam. What was the final casualty? You make a stupid comment like that just made you sound like a jungle thug without substantial info.
Cambodia may lack resources and money but has plenty of courage, experience and bravery when it comes to defending her national integrity. She was cornered by both Viet and Thai many times in the past, but now is biting back. She lost so much territories to these 2 hungry neighbors that she just got sick of it and now will remain passive anymore. In terms of resources, it's not just rusty AKs and sandals as you see on tv, Cambodia possess many SAMS and some attack jets, but just haven't come out yet. If you want to wage war, I would suggest you read the book call "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu.
corrections: will not remain passive anymore.
If the ICJ ordered ah thai or siam troops out, it's meant the lands belong to khmer. Ah thia or siam Gen. can not understand that. He should not be a Gen. Even temple kids can understand that! Where ah thai or siam Gen. get education from?
Thailand should liberate Cambodia from the Vietnamization and colonization being progressed by Hanoi, so Thailand will be secured from "The Westward March of Ho Chi Minh's dream".
Over 100,000 Hanoi's troops are hiding inside Cambodia, plus over Five Millions Vietnamese colonists in all Cambodian provinces to annex her into Vietnamese Federation of Indochina.
Cambodians will join Thai troops if this will be happened to chase Hanoi's troops from our ancestors lands.
Appearantly, Thai use force as the first move. Action speak louder than words. And yes, words come out from Thai government and militaries leaders worst than ass's gas. And that is exactly what it mean, Thai's ass gas is not just worthless but polute ASEAN Unities. Fukk Thai!
Prayuth, go ahead use of forces.,
we want to see how Thai's soldiers, to fight
with Khmer's soldiers.. (1 for all)
uses your military manpower with USA, support, but I don't think USA will.
any way, F.U Siam
the true color of siem thugs already came out, damaged was done already; so, what the hell siem thugs talking about not to talk or whatever! people already know siem thugs' evil and illegal intention! plus, we know siem thugs aren't sincere about what they say in order to serve their own interest, etc. it's all about siem thugs, of course! no one is surprised at all, really!
the siem's trade off with cambodia was done a long time ago in 1907. what is siem thugs still rankling about. we suggest they go call upon their dead leaders who signed the international treaty of 1907 with cambodia on border map, etc, really! the issue here is siem do not respect the international treaty of 1907; and they also have contempt of court by their nonstop rankling or grudge for losing preah vihear case to cambodia. of course, they can't win when they steal from cambodia, you know! it all boils down to the law; apparently siem disrespect the law and violated the law, period, end of story! icj should make sure siem thugs do not violate the law again, you know! the world must not allow siem to do this to cambodia or the world will collaps if there is no law and order, etc, etc, you know! siem thugs should respect the law, like it or not, really! according to the international treaty of 1907, there is no so-called land dispute with cambodia, only siem's unilateral created the dispute with cambodia, you know! that's the fact! research on the international treaty of 1907 and you will see the law, the agreement. check their leaders' signatures, etc, etc... tell siem thugs to stop rankling and using their emotion on this. if anyone to complain about it all, it should be cambodia because study khmer history, we lost so much old khmer provinces, seas, territories, temples, etc, etc to siem and youn, the historical enemies of cambodia, you know! that's the facts, ok!
siem thugs can go liberate your mother from the whore house, cambodia don't welcome siem thugs, ok! siem thugs go back to nanchoa province of china, ok!
I agree with Great Khmer Empier! Thailand will need million of super tanker to put in their death!...Just take a look at vietnamese soldiers, they got killed by khmer resistant...But don't dream about invading cambodia, it's not going to work or happening!
Thai soldier raped and killed a lot of vietnamese refugees during escape by boat...1979! If vietnam want to invade Thailand, its easy, just like peeling banana....
siem team told the court they respected an abided by the ruling, then why their military like this guy kept saying temple in all their conservation,etc, makes no sense, i told you, they lied to the court! it was preah vihear temple they want to steal from cambodia, you know!
i told you, siem is jealous with cambodia success! yes, jealousy can drive people like siem to cheat, lie, and fight, despite the law was there, you know! how can the court let siem cheat and lie again, you know!
i told you, siem is narcissistic people!
I am really tired of what they say. Really non-sense.
www.khmeroldies.info
The Siamese YELLOW shirt team leaders really want to test their military might by chosen Khmer as it enemy number one. Every word of Ah Siam leaders spook out is always putting pressure, thraitening by force to invade and killing Khmer nation to steal the land. I wan to let the Siam perfidy know that, your outlandish dream will totally meet with desaster right afterward your invation, then the Siamese nation will bleed to dead non stop.
Here is my Q? to you Siam!If for: some reason you're managing to ocupy a piece of our land how can you secuir to control without bleeding??, looke up IRAQ nowaday!,Cambodian have much more experience multiple time more than Iraqi fighters. The landowner will becomming the insects protecting their colonies.
2:49
You Siem thug want to invade Cambodia? Do it...
You think your thug soldiers can fight a real war?
Your people only good for salling your pussy to the west.
Your thug siems believe in budish but have no sense of humanity of the Budish path.
After all Thailand loves to use war word. Because they are animals... They disrespect everyone even the World Court.
3:34 PM
Your Dream will not come and no way under the Thai stupid.
You mean Thai should liberate Cambodian from Vietnamesation into the new Thai-Colonization.
Are we Cambodian in Cambodia live under Vietnam-Colonization, by losing our language, culture and our identity as Khmer in Cambodia ?
What about the Khmer in Thailand ? Are they Khmer or Thai ? Did they speak their own language and have their own identity as Khmer, can decide to use the Khmer language not only in close door, but able to read and write at school and use in all public places.
Please understand us, we don't want to be Thai or Viet, we just want to be as we are Khmer.
Re 3:34
.......we just want to be Khmer and want our land back......remember champa, mon land.....no longer exist.....only Khmer. If we Khmer are not noble as people we would have been perished long ago like the Cham and the mon.........so take note......the empire is starting to strike back. The cham sacked Angkor once, siem sacked twice.as a Khmer born, I keep the score and so will my children.
10:00 AM
I've never seen any prime minister who is so stupid like your leader Hun Sen. This farm boy will be defeated.
What a dumb leader. Tell your prime minister to grow up.
Re:10:00
Oh come on, the Thai PM is oxford trained,yet Hun Sen runs ring around Abisit on every issue . May be he was not educated in the traditional norm but he a first class Sun Tsu's student.
Siam, general ouchar's dream is merily a provocation, he already knew how thought Cambodia troop is. Actually he and other Siamese leaders are indolge with their greedy moody, then all becoming a distance tellers, because in this measure Abhi-Shit VichaJiv feeling shamful nationally, internationally to withraw Siamese troop from Khmerland. As present situation they only can say to one another to poluted the media made up seenary for Bangkok post and sendind the harrassing words to Hun Sen Govt's.Khmer all not to wory any thing once they chose to attack us their blood will bleed longer.
Down to Ah Siam Yellow shirt leader.
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