tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post115869645049081890..comments2024-02-29T02:10:56.878-08:00Comments on J O S H U A P U N D I T: Military Coup takes over in ThailandFreedom Fighterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13649470110087808596noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post-1158699945147923052006-09-19T14:05:00.000-07:002006-09-19T14:05:00.000-07:00Let's just say there was a great deal of friction ...Let's just say there was a great deal of friction and this is how the Thais resolved it.<BR/><BR/>Call it an election by other means.<BR/><BR/>Again, the underlying problem was the PM's failure to deal with the Muslim insurgency as well as his stepping on the wrong toes at home.Freedom Fighterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13649470110087808596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post-1158698446667302612006-09-19T13:40:00.000-07:002006-09-19T13:40:00.000-07:00uh, well, as i don't know how parliamentary gov'ts...uh, well, as i don't know how parliamentary gov'ts work........<BR/>a coup backed by the royal family doesn't bode well for civilan control of the society.<BR/>was this guy just a puppet PM to begin with?<BR/>would it not be better for the royal family to dissove parliament and call for new elections?<BR/>would it not be better if people with in the PM office, or back benchers, call for new elections?<BR/>a coup?<BR/>yeah, and yankee gunboat diplomacy is a bad thing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com