Three members of the U.S. Green Berets participated in the cremation ceremony of Sergeant Third Class Anothai Pong, on August 3rd. He was a member of the 90th Special Mission Force, 3rd Special Operations Battalion, Thailand's Special Operations Command. In the conflict with Cambodia, 15 Thai soldiers were killed, at least two of whom were from the special forces. The cooperation between the Thai and U.S. special forces is very close, with a history of over 60 years, and it continues to deepen.
In fact, this time when American special forces attended the funeral also represents the attitude of the United States, which is biased towards Thailand and ignores Cambodia. Our domestic netizens clearly pay more attention to Thailand, while there is some resistance towards Cambodia. Because Hun Sen and his son orchestrated the recording incident, which then triggered the border war between Cambodia and Thailand, which is not popular among the people.
It can be seen that American special forces attending the funeral of Thai special forces is a gesture of respect, as well as a demonstration of friendship. Moreover, the relationship between the United States and Thailand has always been relatively good. Since the 1960s, after Thailand had an American military base, the relationship has remained good.
However, the American military base in Thailand is small, only about 100 people, which is considered an existing hub and link. The U.S. and Thailand can conduct some special forces training, and the Thai special forces have also had in-depth counter-exchanges with our country's special forces, and both sides are communicating jungle warfare combat techniques. Moreover, Thailand has had a lot of large and small-scale battles, and in terms of jungle special warfare experience, they are still more experienced than us.
Because Thailand really has many so-called criminal organizations that need special forces to deal with. Therefore, Thailand, the United States, and China have military exercises, and maintaining good relations is acceptable. Additionally, Thailand will send personnel to Russia for land warfare experience exchanges. Because Thailand does not want to offend the permanent members of the UN Security Council, each country will maintain friendly communication, which is the most flexible part of Thai diplomacy.
For hundreds of years, Thailand has always been like this, truly being extremely versatile, and indeed has its own unique aspects.
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