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Trump to attend signing of Thailand-Cambodia ceasefire deal​



“… Malaysian Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan announced Tuesday (October 14) that US President Donald Trump was “looking forward” to witnessing the signing of a ceasefire deal between Thailand and Cambodia later this month.

“During the summit, we hope to see the signing of a declaration, known as the Kuala Lumpur Accord, between these two neighbours to ensure peace and a lasting ceasefire,” Mohamad said.

Hasan said that Trump planned to visit Kuala Lumpur between October 26 and 28 to attend the meeting of the leaders of the Association of Southeast Nations (ASEAN) grouping. The White House has yet to officially confirm the visit.…”
 
nycfan said:






Trump to attend signing of Thailand-Cambodia ceasefire deal​



“… Malaysian Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan announced Tuesday (October 14) that US President Donald Trump was “looking forward” to witnessing the signing of a ceasefire deal between Thailand and Cambodia later this month.

“During the summit, we hope to see the signing of a declaration, known as the Kuala Lumpur Accord, between these two neighbours to ensure peace and a lasting ceasefire,” Mohamad said.

Hasan said that Trump planned to visit Kuala Lumpur between October 26 and 28 to attend the meeting of the leaders of the Association of Southeast Nations (ASEAN) grouping. The White House has yet to officially confirm the visit.…”
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Despite the ceasefire, tensions have remained high after Thai soldiers were injured in a landmine explosion in August while patrolling a buffer zone between the two countries. Thailand accused Cambodia of laying new mines in violation of the ceasefire.

Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has demanded that Cambodia meet four conditions, including the removal of heavy weapons from the border, clearing land mines, assistance to curb cross-border crime and management of sensitive border zones to avoid further conflicts, the Associated Press reported.…”

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Negotiated peace is almost always a halting affair, so hopefully this deal will have real positive results at some point, but the rhetoric and exchange of accusations remains heated.
 
I think we are learning that the Pax Americana really was Americana. Ever since Trump diminished America and decided to break the rules based international system, it's been conflagration after conflagration. I mean, there are a lot of countries in the world, and I can't remember a time where there were no wars or desperate humanitarian conditions -- but it seems so much worse now. Maybe it's not and I'm just going on recency bias, but that's my intuition right now.
 
Icky Mettle said:
She also comes across as a total narcissist (just like Trump). Everything revolves around her. Everything she does and says is of the utmost importance. Everything she does is a great accomplishment. Everyone cares— or at least should care— about what she does or says. She has reached an unparalleled stage of enlightenment. When things don’t go her way, it is because she is a victim of those who either have not reached her stage of enlightenment or are trying to obstruct her inevitable path to all-time greatness. She shifts gears between self-aggrandizement and whininess.
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wheres poochie.jpg
 
nrsair said:
While not scatological in nature, there’s a “No Trespassing Lane” in Todd, NC that we pass on the way to go camping. Great name for a road.
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I've always been fond of the Straight and Narrow Way off the road from Bolivia to Oak Island.
 
superrific said:
I think we are learning that the Pax Americana really was Americana. Ever since Trump diminished America and decided to break the rules based international system, it's been conflagration after conflagration. I mean, there are a lot of countries in the world, and I can't remember a time where there were no wars or desperate humanitarian conditions -- but it seems so much worse now. Maybe it's not and I'm just going on recency bias, but that's my intuition right now.
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This.

This was obvious from the get go.

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State Department cuts over 1,300 staffers as part of Trump administration’s sweeping overhaul

The layoffs will affect 1,107 civil servants and 246 foreign service officers with assignments in the United States, according to a senior department official.
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