The latest scapegoat for the Cambodian military's defeat is a wealthy Cambodian woman named Elia, accused of two charges: inciting criminal acts and undermining military morale! Her actions have affected the morale of the Cambodian military. The previous person who was purged was also a beautiful Cambodian mayor, who was removed from her position because she had damaged the unity and morale of the Cambodian military. At that time, this female mayor said that the Cambodian military was too fond of drinking alcohol and should reduce the frequency of drinking, which was considered as affecting the military spirit.
This wealthy woman, Elia, was also arrested for undermining military morale. It feels like the charges are so similar. Is it possible that the problems within the Cambodian military cannot be mentioned at all? There must be specific issues and solutions to confront the Thai military. Now, even talking about it is not allowed. Then, how can the Cambodian military confront the powerful Thai military?
Now, any Cambodian who mentions problems with the Cambodian military will be immediately subjected to various purges. This is not allowed to have even the slightest mistake, and must be resolutely eliminated. This may be the unique online environment in Cambodia. Because the Cambodian military has indeed not won, but they haven't lost badly either, and they have performed quite well. However, they are still being blamed, so they have to use an example to scare others.
First, they dismissed a female mayor, then arrested a female businesswoman, allowing the Cambodian military to feel more secure in preparing for the border. Currently, the Cambodian military does not have an air force, and its navy is extremely weak, with only the army being slightly better. However, when confronting the Thai army, it is still very difficult. Because the Thai army has air force support, while the Cambodian army does not have air force operations, relying only on ground forces for repeated hard battles.
In the Cambodia-Thailand war, the Thai military has publicly announced numbers: 15 dead and 207 injured. However, the Cambodian military has been reluctant to release the numbers, and the casualty data is completely not disclosed. It is estimated that the number is quite large, so they are afraid to make it public. Once released, it would be much higher than the number of casualties of the Thai military, and it would be impossible to explain to the outside world.
Now, the taboo in Cambodia is not to mention the casualties of the Cambodian military, otherwise one will be arrested, because it is a taboo.
Original article: www.toutiao.com/article/1840602038446092/
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