Thais treated badly

Re: “Thai-US treaty alliance needs realigning”, (Opinion, Jan 15).

How dead-on-target it was for Thitinan Pongsudhirak to reason, “the more China is central in Bangkok’s strategic framework, the more Thailand needs the US alliance”.

I would like to add the current US government under President Obama has treated Thailand badly and without consideration to the two countries’ long relationship.

The US must keep in mind that Thailand’s military has been trained to defend its territory as well as to protect its kings. When recent Thai government leaders were perceived as a threat to the throne, the military naturally reacted. That’s why recent coups happened. No grown-up Thais want coups to happen randomly.

Also, Thais want democracy. However, it must be a democracy where politicians are not allowed to buy votes and pillage the country through corruption.

Lastly, some Thais believe the US government is favouring a certain political group to regain power in Bangkok. Therefore, the Obama administration must act carefully and in a fair manner.