Surrendering to flow

It is heartbreaking to continually expect a major portion of the country to suffer through floods. The junta response is to thank them for their “sacrifice” and do nothing. It is not a sacrifice though! To sacrifice one has to offer to be burdened. These people did not volunteer to lose property and life. The flooding is “inflicted” on these people due to inept management and an elitist mentality.

Flooding is a problem that generally can be remedied and fixed if there is true desire. If water is attacking the country, one would expect a junta to be the one type of government that would protect the people from such an invader. After all, defence of the country is the purpose of the military. Why keep buying weapons for imaginary enemies and planning for fantasy scenarios of saving the country when there is a real opportunity for defence occurring right now?

Within the last 100 years, the Thai military only lasted a day against Japan before surrendering in December of 1941. The same would happen today if Japan attacked again. Unless your military has nuclear, chemical and biological capabilities plus satellites and space-based weapons you are not in the running to defend yourself today either! So why keep the delusion of preparing for a fight you cannot win against armies that dwarf yours? If you really want a “fight” against a foe that has continually invaded the counter, look no further than water and its tactic of flooding.

Leave the policing of the country to the police and defend the land for the good of all. As it stands now, the military is fighting the people and buying weapons that will be used against the people. How about buying earth movers, dredging equipment and pipes for the water war?

I could not think of a more noble cause for the military at the moment. DARIUS HOBER