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Very true. Any tit for tat will see us losing out, whether militarily, economically or any other way. The only silver lining about the way the Indons behave especially with the haze issue is that it will be a long time before they will be allowed to go the nuclear energy way. Just imagine if...

He lost his perspective. They have 1 million commandos and 30 times that number of riff raff just happy to gobble us up.

Exactly we are just too small to be significant in the major areas. Even if we do punch above our weight we cannot outpunch our neighbours. We are like a sampan. We depend on the tide to rise and fall and we must take care not to crash or be crashed into by the bigger boats. Whether LHL is...

Hit the nail on the head with this.

My advice to you whether you are young or old is not to be so bitter.

Enough for your narrow viewpoint no doubt.

To you it was not? Then where was the outcry both local and international?

How do you know he can command respect?

Which one?

The previous one was not fair? Then why no outcry from Singaporeans both pro and anti PAP and the rest of the world?

They can command respect from the Indons when they cannot command respect from Singaporeans?

Then what should he do after that?

I cant answer that for him but who to replace him with that will command the respect of the Indons?

LKY is no longer around so thats moot. So we get rid of LHL and who would replace him? Who do you think will command the respect you think others should accord us?

If you dont have the size or some Godfather country backing you then unless you are an exceptionally strong and brilliant leader, which most are not then you can forget about being respected. Even De Gaulle did not respect LKY very much.

Who are they then? Are they from the bigger countries?

Re: Singapore can learn from Orlando Shooting Yes the event has served to increase Trumps' standing but who is to say that some people in the Hillary camp will not come up with some conspiracy story and allege that Trump deliberately set this up.

You are probably right, but then again the Indons look to have scant respect for anyone else up except for maybe the US and China. But even they cant push the Indons at will.

What then would responsibly you do if you were LHL?

Re: Malaysia shuts down first syariah-compliant airline Rayani Air, 6 months after la It didnt appear to be a good business model , they lost money and had to close shop but cited safety issues. Bloody losers.